august in review

Hello, sweet friends. It appears that I decided to take most of the month of August off. It was not planned, but then so few things in life are. I guess I needed the break from having to “keep up.” And I don’t mean that in a bad way…I love being here – I’ve just [...]

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the longest post ever as I try to catch up

Hi Friends. Is it okay if I just start by saying…holy moly where is summer going? We have been SO busy and while I’ve intended at least a half-dozen posts since the last one, I just can’t find the time to fit them in. I’m also on Facebook far too much (and if you want [...]

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walking in the rain

We ushered in the New Year with unseasonably warm temps. The snow is all melting and the rain is coming down.  It won’t last though. Today was 9 degrees C. but tomorrow promises temps feeling like -15 C. Yikes.  We took advantage of the warmer weather and went for a walk…in the rain. I have [...]

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garlic harvest

Finally – a relief from the heat. We had thunderstorms all night and today the temps were so lovely. Mid-twenties and not that awful humidity of the past week. A gorgeous day. I took the opportunity to do a little puttering in the garden (while Isaac played on the computer – his is his father’s [...]

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enjoying life – Great Outdoors Monday

We’ve had a busy weekend. Lots of time spent outdoors, enjoying the sun and our garden and even the rain. Just a few (okay, maybe more than a few) pictures to tell our story. Enjoy! This morning started out gorgeous. It was way too hot…but sunny and just the right kind of weather to fill [...]

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