Finally have got some Christmas decorating – and cleaning done! I have been a bit paralyzed with decorating for Christmas this year — I just couldn’t find the motivation, inspiration or desire to decorate. I was beginning to feel some kinship to Scrooge! I did the centerpiece last week, but that’s all I could muster. … Read More
Accumulate. Amass. Assemble. Bury. Collect. Conceal. Cover. Garner. Gather. Harvest. Hoard. Pack away. Put away. Put in the hole. Save. Sock away. Stock up. Store. Stash. Squirrel away. and that is exactly what the rodents squirrels in our yard have been busy doing. We unburied MANY apples in our raking and yard clean up over the weekend. … Read More
I‘m reading Don Miller’s book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years — and after recently reading Ryan’s blog; I am also reminded that I’d better write down memories – so that I don’t forget them. After all, it’s hard to say we’ve even lived certain parts of our lives if we can’t remember them. Today … Read More
I’m learning to shoot on manual – with my “big girl” camera. I took these pictures last night out one of our back windows. I just opened the window (screens already out) and shot the pic. It’s a little blurry — but at least it isn’t completely dark — or completely washed out. You can … Read More
This activity wasn’t on my original “100 list” that I compiled in January. You can view it here. But I quickly decided it was going to be added — when several of Baby Girl’s friends stopped by back in April with a trunk full of longboards. Longboards are like skateboards only . . . longer. … Read More
Back in April, I posted about the kids saying good-bye to Tanya, who had drove her last mile. You can read about it here if your memory fails you like mine does. “Tanya”, as Baby Girl affectionately called the 1990 Camry, died of transmission failure. Tanya’s demise meant we had some car decisions to make. Do … Read More
I live in Minnesota. The frozen tundra. Snow is expected. Snow should not be a surprise to the people here. Even snow that arrives on October 12th. Yet, every year when the first flakes begin to fall, the people here go nuts — like it’s some novelty. Some people here actually LIKE the snow. … Read More
We declared Saturday “Apple Day” and got busy picking the apples from our three apple trees We had some good help with the picking and ended up with more apples than we could ever use picking the apples was just the beginning of the day we also made 16 apple pies we were pretty efficient … Read More
DIY Guy and I like to take walks — which usually are through the neighborhood, and “next door” neighborhood. My favorite walks are on the bike path. The best time to walk through the neighboorhood is at night — because then you can see “inside” the houses (if they have lights on). Our Nate loves … Read More