Brrrrrr….
Twenty five MPH winds today, c'mon. It's in the 30s but feels like it's in the 20s plus I almost fell over when outside. I'd rather be inside, thank you very much, and hope to remain so for the remainder of the day. I took the pillows outside for the garage kitties because I'd taken them in when it rained. This afternoon when I got to the prison yard, Spot was quite sure that we were going to go for a nice walk and I had to keep saying BACK BACK BACK so he wouldn't try to run out the gate. Meanwhile, October. This was a pretty good shot of the moon way back at the start of the month. The...
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slippage
earlier this evening i thought, ok, i can do this, i can write on my site, i can do it...it's been a while, but i'm making time, sitting down, getting something constructive done... the weekend has...
Deer in May
Kevin took Riley for a walk on Sat. May 2nd. I'm not sure if Riley has ever been out in the yard; he has always been content to stay inside the fence. But I think he thoroughly enjoyed strolling...
boat launch!
here's one final thing to share, our boat launch on April 24th. first, here's the fancy new cover that kevin installed. Because the top pole of the roof snapped in two when we pulled the boat under...
Happy Mother’s Day!
That's addressed to you, mom...but suddenly it's already late afternoon on mother's day and another day has gone by whoosh.... we bought a 25-lb bag of powdered skimmed milk a few weeks ago. i found...
fun & excitement in the times of Coronavirus
well...today i kept reading so much bad news that i became overwhelmed. this happens too often. i think we all have to try to find a little relief from it all, if we're lucky enough to be safe and...
at the start of april…
these two ducks were enjoying the bird seed scattered on the ground in back of the house. Riley had no interest in them at all. Kevin bought this remote for the upstairs TV. we probably won't lose...
happy birthday, dad
dad would have been 83 today. he was a really good dad. 1974, when he was 31 years old. This is one of my favorite photos - amy and dad in 2006. celebrating his birthday in 2009 - I don't know what...
on the first day of may, wrapping up march…
Yeah, pretty lame that i'm just doing this now. same excuse as before; it's now 11:30 on this sunny friday morning and at least i'm out of my jammies, but only just. lots of time spent reading...
good monday morning…
and i know that "good" is pushing it a bit. but it's good because it's a dazzlingly sunny day and the weather is warming up and we're all healthy and safe. every day i try to accomplish something....