The march toward summer is on! It officially starts around here with Memorial Day. Hubby had to take a long weekend this weekend and so did all his subcontractors, like it or not, because they are working on a remodel on…

Our woods is carpeted with the first wave of wildflowers and the cherry trees are unfurling their blossoms too. This afternoon we had a little bit of rain which always deepens the hues and makes everything look even more…

Just finished tucking pea seeds into the ground!! I made most of the laying hens stay in their pen today. The guinea hens are out and of course there are a couple of escape artist chickens but the guineas are quite loud …

There is a tension between doing and writing that any writer feels. If you get very busy you have lots of fodder for writing but no time to put your thoughts and experieinces down where you or anybody else can take a loo…

"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." It's an often quoted ditty. I see it played out so much don't you? I sat waiting for my son's ride to work today for over a half hour and thought about …