Lester running amuck while I was away
But first, MAY!!! How have I not had any free time, as usual? Anyway, here's the short tale of Les Paul while Mom and I were in Florida way, way back in February. We left on Feb. 24th and arrived in Florida that evening. The next morning at 8:33 a.m., I got a text from our neighbors two doors down saying that Lester was hanging out on their porch. Now, I've written about Les escaping so many times over the years but there were many years when he didn't break free at all, except when somebody lingered a split-second too long at the open front door and he'd bolt out. But it was maybe in...
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jinxed it…
a week ago i wrote that the pontoon boat was running great this summer, which is probably the first summer it's done that since we've had it. and i said "i don't want to jinx it." which of course i...
deer in june
a fawn appeared at the side of the fenced yard one day. can you see it, there in the middle? it saw me, and hid down in the weeds. it hung out at our house for a while, but amy and jim also saw it...
more of june…
boat ride! so far the pontoon boat has been running great; i think this is the first year since we've had it that it has managed to keep running this long into the summer. hmm, better not jinx it....
june! as the summer whooshes by…
soon it will be time for the Il state fair! it's remarkable how quickly the summer is going by. funny that in april it did nothing but rain rain rain, and now things are dry and i spent a great...
lots of doors at Abraham Lincoln’s New Salem
last saturday night i went to see a musical at the outdoor theater at New Salem. it was a perfect evening, and beforehand i took a little time to walk through the village. If you're not from around...
one door on thursday, plus an incredibly random set of May pictures.
i haven't even started trying to find any truly spectacular doors here in springfield, IL, because i fear that there aren't many. we certainly don't have the beautiful old doors posted from around...
may…
as the first day of summer approaches, i try to find time to sit down and write. here's all i have for the month of may after our trip to las vegas. a spectacular display of irises in bloom. i...
all creatures great and small…but mostly small
sometimes i feel like we're living in the wild here. a tiny fawn appeared at the fence the other morning when i was drinking my tea. since then we've seen it nursing, as well as leaping and...
vegas plus lots of photos from the plane
we didn't leave las vegas until around noon on friday may 5th, so we had enough time for one more lovely sit by the lazy river. here's an arial view of the exact spot where we lounged the first two...