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Ghost Number!
The other day we were in the kitchen watching the deer in the backyard when something must have spooked them. They took off running, but not together. They scattered in half a dozen different directions, and it looked to all… Continue reading
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Email Memories
About once a week or so, Gmail sends me an email warning that I am using 80 percent of my storage. My first snarky reply is to say (at least in my head) hey I would use less storage if… Continue reading
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Displays in the Sky, Gourmet Deer and Other Stuff
Washing machines come and washing machines go. We thought we would be one more step further along in the never ending house project, but its more of a one step forward two steps back kind of situation around here. At… Continue reading
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A Happy World Watercolor Month to All Who Celebrate
It’s July which means it is officially World Watercolor Month, and if you were not aware of this very important occasion, you’re forgiven. Truthfully, despite the title I’m not sure how widespread this designation really is, but there is a… Continue reading
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The World’s Hottest Camping Trip
Yesterday I returned from a very fun and extremely hot camping trip. My sister Emily invited me to join her and her family for her annual birthday camping event. We met up at Moreau Lake State Park in New York.… Continue reading
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Deliveries, Orders and Other Hectic Stuff
It’s Tuesday afternoon, and I am waiting for a freezer to arrive next door, which means I am trying to use the “track your delivery” feature that Lowes offers to determine when we need to run over there and let… Continue reading
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Up in the Air
Friends, I really hope you don’t have to fly into or out of Newark International Airport any time in the immediate future. For those who don’t live around here, or haven’t seen any of the news stories, conditions are less… Continue reading
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The Birds and the Bees
As the weather began warming up here, we wondered if the robins would return this year. We never took down last year’s nest in case they had plans to reuse it. This nest was built just beneath our deck in… Continue reading
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Spying on the Neighbors
Some time toward the end of last summer Ron and I were watching some wildlife activity in the backyard, and he mentioned that if we had a trail cam set up back there we might capture all sorts of interesting… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 