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Hi. I hope everyone is hanging in there. I know the news seems mostly terrible these days with the pandemic, but hang on. My husband and I are fine and still holed up at home, except for dog walks and … Continue reading →

Greetings, happy March! Can you believe we made it? Well technically today is Leap Day, an extra day tacked on to February, every four-ish years, which is awesome. Speaking of which, we arrived home from our road trip through parts … Continue reading →

Oh February. It’s here before we know it. It’s a short busy month — known for having such events as the Super Bowl, the Academy Awards, and usually the Grammys … though this time that came earlier. I’m a bit … Continue reading →

Happy January. How is your new year going so far?  The month is already getting away from me a bit, but I will try to rectify that asap. Maybe it’s been the news lately, or maybe it’s the head cold … Continue reading →

Happy December. We have made it to the last month of the year. I hope everyone has a very happy holiday season. At left is my little Charlie Brown Christmas tree from the front yard. It has grown quite a … Continue reading →

Happy Halloween everyone. I hope you enjoy the festivities. Tomorrow November will be upon us. We have two reading months left in 2019, so I hope you are nearing your year-end goals. I’m a bit behind but it is okay: … Continue reading →

Well we got dumped on with snow — about 10 inches — last weekend.  I knew the beginning of fall was too good to last, but the good news is: the skies look clear now for the foreseeable future and … Continue reading →

Greetings, it’s been a while. I was away a bit in August and now I’ve returned; see Stella in the woods at left. The tennis tournament in Toronto was fun and went fairly well — I made it to the … Continue reading →

Wow it’s August now. The summer is flying by … but wait, hold on, don’t let it go by just yet. Check out my photo at left of a black bear we saw in the mountains last weekend. He was … Continue reading →

Greetings, happy July!  I hope everyone has a wonderful Independence Day. We had a nice Canada Day here on Monday, and now the real summer starts, right? Due to the heat and long days, July’s become my second favorite month … Continue reading →