Author Archives: Susan

The Current and The Perfect Nanny

Our area usually doesn’t come into full bloom until May but something neat has happened this spring in our neck of the woods. A great horned owl family has taken up residence in a nest in a tall tree down … Continue reading

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Daisy Jones and Trust Exercise

I’ve been in Southern California this past week visiting my parents. My hub was here for awhile and we rode bikes, which was fun and scenic. Thanks to rain this past winter, it’s much more green here than in years … Continue reading

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April Preview

Ahh April. If it weren’t for filing taxes and being known sometimes as the mud month around here, April might be delightful, but it’s just those annoying things that keep it a bit tarnished. The good news is I flew … Continue reading

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Becoming and Elsey Come Home

Wow what a difference a couple weeks make. Our temps seem to have soared from single digits to 60 degrees this month, and now we have ponds of snowmelt all over the place. Spring appears to have sprung for the … Continue reading

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The Falconer and Dreyer’s English

Hi all. We arrived back recently from NYC and had a good time, seeing many neat sights. The one at left is taken from Brooklyn after we disembarked the ferry and looked back to Manhattan. We had some sunny days … Continue reading

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March Preview

Greetings, we are headed into March, which I hope should improve the weather here. It was a very cold February — below 0 degrees Fahrenheit on many days, so I am happy to leave February in the rearview. With a … Continue reading

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A Wintry Mix

Greetings. I did not mean to take so much time between posts, but I guess recently I’ve liked including multiple reviews in one essay, because I think if a person isn’t interested in one book reviewed perhaps they can find … Continue reading

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February Reviews

Greetings from the cold frontier. It appears February does not really want to cooperate with being friendly. Has your polar vortex disappeared yet?  Ours is still ongoing and we look to have our second weekend coming up with well below … Continue reading

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February Preview

Ohh February.  It’s usually the coldest month of the year here — and sure enough, our surprisingly mild winter that we’ve been enjoying is about to change over the weekend to minus Fahrenheit temps. Yikes. I’m sure those in the … Continue reading

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January Reviews

Greetings. I hope you are enjoying your January. My book assistant at left is staying nice and warm; she particularly likes lying on the couch next to the portable heater, often stealing my seat to get closest to it. Meanwhile I … Continue reading

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