Author Archives: Susan

October Preview

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Susan

Hi all. We’ve made it to October, wow. It’s really fall now. The plants and trees are changing color. The Virginia creeper across the trellis out front has already turned red, and we’ve had a few overnights of frost. It’s … Continue reading →

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Fall Pickings

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Susan

Hi all. Happy first day of fall. It’s going to be a beautiful and warm week here … though we already had one morning of frost on Saturday and we had to pick some vegetables the night before and tarp … Continue reading →

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One More Swim

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Susan

Hi all. I hope everyone is well. We’re already flying through this month it seems. Our Labrador dogs had a nice swim in the river a couple nights ago when it was around 85/90 degrees. They really love swimming and … Continue reading →

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September Preview

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Susan

Wow happy September everyone. Welcome to the best month of the year, ha. I might be a little biased since it’s my bday month and usually a pretty time of year, but I like it. My husband and I have … Continue reading →

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Beach Days

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Susan

Hi. How are your late summer days going? These past couple weeks I’ve had a nice visit with my Dad in Southern California and tomorrow I head back home. He lives inland, but we also spent two lovely Sundays at … Continue reading →

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Into the Desert

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Susan

Well it seems our summer days are dwindling quickly. I made it to SoCal on Friday for a visit with my Dad and came through Palm Springs airport. You might recognize the lovely San Jacinto Mountains. I was having lunch … Continue reading →

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August Preview

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Susan

Hi all. Welcome to August. I’m a bit late with my preview post but here it goes. What does this month represent? The last hurrah of summer perhaps, or the glory days of reading on the back deck. This week … Continue reading →

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Summer Breeze

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Susan

Greetings all. How is your summer going? Can you believe Thursday is August? Oh my. And unfortunately I’m late with my monthly preview post so I will do that next week. Things have been busy. I’m just now getting back … Continue reading →

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Bales and Books

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Susan

Hi. How is everyone doing? Surviving the heat? It’s been busy here so I’ve been AWOL off the blog for a while. Summer will do that. July means gathering hay bales and we got eleven round bales this year on … Continue reading →

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July Preview

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Susan

Hi all. Happy 4th to those of you in the States. It’s hard to believe it’s July now. Woohoo. It was a pretty rainy May and June here (check out the rainbow I saw last night), but we should get … Continue reading →

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