Nov 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
on november 13th as les and i were walking i spotted this white pelican. there are lots of them this year. he appeared to be swimming over to join this gaggle of pelicans farther away. you can just barely see him, as he managed to get closer. meanwhile, les was...
Nov 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
last night before bed i read a thoughtful article in the wall street journal about how thanksgiving is good because it’s one of the rare times when a family sits down and shares a meal together, and about how rituals are so important to people, and we have so...
Nov 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
right, right, it’s black friday. didn’t make it out to the stores early this morning, because that’s not something i’m into. here’s my personal revelation i had last night…to me, and i know this is probably sacrilege to many, i...
Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
today i was walking with les in the backyard and the wind was blowing and i thought, “i’m going inside and not going out again til may.” so that’s the kind of winter it’s going to be. next time when i take him for a walk i need to bundle...
Nov 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
this is from october 15th, capturing that magic moment when the sun lights up the other shore. hmm, that was taken at 6:12 p.m. last night i was sitting here looking out at the lake and was pretty dark over there, at 5:02 p.m. but before you know it the days will...
Nov 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
…i mean, i suppose it’s a countdown. it’s also a countdown to christmas, really, but the other day mom said I’VE SEEN PEOPLE WITH THEIR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUT ALREADY, and i pointed out that xmas isn’t so far off. meanwhile, i’m just...
Nov 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
things are good. i know it’s thursday cause kevin just told me it is – somehow it feels like friday, i don’t know why. kevin worked hard at removing our very old and broken hot tub. not only doesn’t it work, but the company is out of business...
Nov 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
was filled with running and kitties, mostly. here’s the corn row, which is now down. les, always enjoying the day. amy sent me this – i thought that she’d somehow managed to get zuri to pose like this, but nope, the doggie did it on her own. (is...
Nov 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
on the first day of october we took our first and only kayak trip of the year. maybe i’m wrong – maybe we went out in the spring? i don’t think so. it was a lovely morning and erica bought herself a new kayak so we went with her. here’s me in...
Nov 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
winnie, always darling. lester popping up from the vincas! this continues to be my favorite boat on the lake, and i’m confident that at some point they’ll stop by and take us for a ride. ok then, mrs. h.
Nov 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
whew, how is it that we’re so close to the end of the year? how did that happen? meanwhile, i realized i hadn’t posted all of my photos from september and was not going to do so, but mom and i went to a girl scout fundraiser which was cool so i had to...
