Category Archives: Top Picks

Hi all, are we ready for February? Yes, let’s move on from January. We are now beyond the hyped start of the new year. Meanwhile we’ve had some crazy warm temperatures up here that have been melting away the snow. … Continue reading →

Happy 2024 everyone. It’s my first post of the year and it feels good to be starting over again on a new reading year. I’ll be posting my stats and 2023 favorites next week. Until then I’m sharing my first … Continue reading →

Boo. Happy Halloween. I hope everyone has fun tonight. We had our first snow last week, but we can handle it. It’s typical this time of year. And November is almost here. There’s quite a bit happening this month, including … Continue reading →

Hi all. Sorry I’ve been AWOL from the blog for a while. I didn’t mean to take this much time away, but my husband and I got sick after our bike trip in Italy with our first bout of Covid … Continue reading →

Hello. Happy September. I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Our dog Willow, pictured at left, was pleased to get another swim in at the river. Now summer is about over. And I’m a bit sorry to see … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I hope all is well. We are into August now and despite how hot and smoky it’s been this season, I’m holding onto summer as long as I can. It goes by pretty quickly here, and we need … Continue reading →

Happy July. And 4th! We had a nice Canada Day on Saturday and mostly have been enjoying dog walks, bike rides, a lot of yard work, and a couple evenings out over the long weekend. Yay, good times. We streamed … Continue reading →

Hi all. Wow we’ve made it to June. We’re part way through the year now. Happy summer for those in this hemisphere. We had a dry, windy, and hotter than usual May so we are still looking for some rain … Continue reading →

Happy May. As usual lately I’m behind in putting up my start-of-the-month post, but it’s been busy. Much to do this spring. And already May has started off with dryer and hotter conditions than normal and the threat of wildfires … Continue reading →

I hope everyone had a nice Easter. It’s been windy and warmer here and most of the snow has melted away. We went for our first bike ride of the season despite my having remnants of last week’s head cold, … Continue reading →