a dark and stormy night

last wednesday, the 17th, the sky got dark and i ran down to the dock to take pictures. actually, first i ran to the dock to look up at the sky, hoping for rain. because it had been so hot i was desperate for rain so i wouldn’t have to water. but when i got down...

maybe the hottest day for a while?

enough with the ridiculously high heat indexes already. i spent a lovely, air-conditioned afternoon seeing the phenomenal show”hairspray” at the Legacy Theatre. I love the show, and the production was truly outstanding. meanwhile…life continues to be...

Hosta Stick Garden

Last Saturday morning, the 14th, i finished transplanting every single last hosta from all over the yard into the fenced yard. Whew. As i wrote previously, i first dug them up, piled them in the wagon and pulled the wagon into the bedroom front door and out the back...

mid-july

i forgot to jump in the lake in june. maybe it’s because i haven’t been running as much, haven’t felt the need to jump into the refreshing waters? but i’ve been working outside so much, i could have jumped in. i finally took the plunge one day...

july festivities…

we went out on the boat and saw the DAV fireworks; they had them on june 29th, which seemed very early and un-4th-of-july-like. plus they weren’t so great. but they always have ROCK THE DOCK at the marina, and mom, her friend sharon and i sailed over to the...

the second monday of july…

the summer whizzes past. yesterday i spent about five hours working out in the yard. i weeded for an hour and kevin had tilled up some of the grass to make an areain the fenced yard to plant hostas, so I spent time moving my paver bricks to create a new border. then...

animal adventures…

last night kevin had gone to bed, i was about to get ready for bed, and just as i was putting my headphones in my ears to listen to my audio book, i thought i heard kevin call my name. odd. i decided i was imagining it, but then he called me again. hurrying into the...