The tomatoes are in.
Got the tomatoes planted today…finished just as dusk was settling in. Ahhhh, tomoatoes. What a sign of faith and hope; there in lies the promise of sauces and salsa, salads and sliced tomato...
View ArticleHudson Valley girl under a blue moon
We have a new addition to the family..a most beautiful (of course) grandbaby girl. Kate was due on this blue moon…but she couldn’t wait. It has been a few days now since Miss Kate left the NICU to...
View ArticlePuppies and potatoes
We have puppies.. 11 of them. Up to our eyeballs in dogs! This will be a summer to remember. Goa, my old favorite, has her last litter. and Silfra has her first litter. I see the moms check on each...
View Articleno rest for the roosters
These long days of summer solstice,the roosters are weary. Nagging the hens to the roost, it’s nearly nine o’clock, and then up at four! Oh and up they are, trying to out doodledoo each other. Not even...
View Articlesolitary gardening
The solitude of solitary gardening…it’s so seductive. Talking to myself, singing maybe…random thoughts coming and going, answers to unasked questions, questions with no answers at all. Pulling weeds,...
View ArticleWintry nights and thoughts to share
Ahhh, back from a long break in writing. Summer lingered longer than one could imagine and autumn, strongly under summer’s influence was far too warm for us October lovers. The garden was put to bed,...
View ArticleSolstice greetings
The longest night has passed for this year….ushering in the holiday season. We wish you peace and joy and health. Fog has wrapped itself around us here….everything was white today, snow below and fog...
View Articleanother new year…
Here we are, another new year, already! My father really was right, the time flies by faster every year. I can barely hold on for the ride now. It is really cold, everything has a sharp edge, crisp,...
View ArticleReflections on reflections
Our 2 year old grandson, after staring into a puddle, announced,”Jack sees Jack!” His mom then revealed the magic of stirring that puddle only to have Jack reappear….those small wonders of the world....
View ArticleA time to be thankful
My favorite holiday…no presents, just good food and good company. Settling down for winter, leaves have left the trees, geese and ducks are well on their way south, the sheep are right in the thick of...
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