DUN DUN DUN: this happened this week: We stood in line at the feed store at 6:45am, they open at 7:30, and we were probably 4th in line. Us, a bunch of older farm ladies (one of which had a lamb on a leash), another suburban mom like us with her son, and a nice …
~40 years from now~ "Grandma, what did you do during the pandemic of 2020?" "Well sweetheart, mostly I let laundry pile up and surfed the internet in pajamas until 2pm, but I did put in a row of okra that one time." Truly the next Greatest Generation. History feels weird when you're living it. The days …
You'll forgive me for the unoriginal blog title, I'm still a little foggy-headed over here. I've been sick for a week, thereabout. Last Thursday I cancelled a work trip to Florida on the day I was supposed to go since I woke up with a fever and cough and an insanely painful sore throat. Went …
Thanks Leap Year, for letting me squeak this post in. Appreciate it. It's been fairly limited as gardening goes so far this month. The weather is mild, the backyard is still ripped up, and the leaves are finally starting to fall off the red oak in the front yard. Said yard also needs to be …
I love Valentine's Day and I judge anyone, pretty harshly, who says they don't. God we GET it- no one likes Hallmark or diamond commercials or spending $129 on a dozen roses. Where is your imagination though- who dictates that you have to celebrate it the way the commercials say?! You can totally go your …
It all started with a poem for a school project the 13 year old wrote: A mind, however hard it tries, Will always be thoughtful. A mind is reasoned. A mind is considered, A mind is not always heedful, however. Don't you believe that anybody is witting? That anybody is unaware beyond belief? Down, down, …
We'll start with the "this and that." Every year I like having an Amaryllis in the winter/ over Christmas. I prefer the unique varieties (favorite being a pink one I had years ago that I haven't been able to find again) but sometimes I run out of time and just get the common red or …
Continue reading This and That and like, that whole Therapy thing…
