Between our garden and local dog walks, I come across a fair selection of wildlife. This year we had a new addition to the list of animals found in the pool skimmer basket, a family trespassing in the pool, three and a half species of heron, a baby skunk trying to give up bubble tea, […]
While we had some setbacks in the garden this year, in general, it did us proud. The weather, of course, was crazy. In March we were hanging a swing-chair from a bough on the Honey Locust and enjoying the sunshine. In April, we had snow on the ground, and by the time we opened the […]
TL;DR: The author just likes to complain about things – at length; always take double Senakot with morphine; medical science doesn’t seem to be able to predict how a kidney stone will behave and sometimes, a post just has to be written when the title is perfect. Besides, the triage nurse on my second visit […]
Whenever we can get our busy schedules aligned and both of us are feeling relatively fit – that is, once or twice a year – Anna and I go somewhere and hike a trail. We aim for something a bit more adventurous than the local dog walk and way less adventurous than anything needing a […]
This year I’m starting this early (for me). The shopping is done (my mother would be proud), the outside lights are up and cookie making is scheduled but not started yet. No decorations are up yet inside but the tree is scheduled for when cookie making happens in a week – Travis is coming to […]
In October, the company which provided the hosting for our sites and email accounts lost service for almost a week. I doubt anyone noticed that the web sites were not available, but emails to us just plain disappeared, with no message back to the sender. When we started getting the same symptoms again in November, […]
