Yesterday we got together at our house with our children and grandchildren for family game day. It was Good Medicine for the soul. We had sandwiches and salad for lunch (easy-peasy, almost no preparation needed). Before, during and after lunch we caught up on what everyone was doing. I got Read more…
Every November I look for the trumpeter swans to appear on nearby Medicine Lake as they migrate south for the winter. And for the past few years I haven’t been disappointed. But this November I am astonished at the number and variety of water fowl I am seeing on the Read more…
My black raspberries are going to be ripening in a week or two (I hope). Though there is only a small crop of berries, I cherish every single one of them. So this morning found me In The Weeds clearing out a lot of weeds that had grown up around Read more…
Ahhhh…warmer sunshine. At Last! Along with the unseasonably cold weather this past week I’ve been dealing with some chronic health issues that combined to make it a miserable week. But I think I am beginning to see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — at last! Read more…
I am basking in the joy of Simple Things having spent much of the past few days watching my amaryllis grow, treasuring our tiny Christmas tree, and enjoying watching Gracie’s shadows on the carpet. “It’s the simple things in your life that make up the bulk of it. The mundane Read more…