Happy Anniversary to us!

Yesterday we celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary by taking a delightful 23-mile bike ride along the Sangamon Valley Trail. We haven’t been on this trail on the far west side of town for three years and it seemed like there was lots more shade this time, but...

Biking the Sangamon Valley Trail, Part 2

Kevin and I went on a great bike ride on the Sangamon Valley Trail on Sept. 16th, our 14th anniversary. It’s a lovely, flat path, and 23 miles round-trip. We decided to hit the trail again on November 6th and I was looking forward to the ride because it was a...

a rainy saturday…

it’s chilly and rainy today so i’m taking a break from painting the old entrance to the house. i started the project yesterday and spent two hours taping all the glass that needed to be taped and then another couple hours applying primer but i got so tired...