All Things Home and Family
The day started out with heavy cloud cover and blessed coolness. But the humidity stayed, the harbinger of rain. And the lawn needed mowing, desperately. Benny came with his rider mower to help me. We were done in less than two hours. I am so grateful for the help of our grandkids. They're strong and… Continue reading A Hygge Day
I'm remembering Grandma Skrivseth this evening, because of weariness. I didn't work hard today... Just all day. So I'm ready to hang out in Elv's study under the AC, curled up in a corner of the big red couch. Grandma sat a lot, the last years of her life, because she could, not because she… Continue reading A Good Brisk Sit
(I wrote this on a potential posting on FB and it wouldn't post. FB is such a loser!) Blogger! Yeah Blogger! Our fall picnic by the lake finally materialized yesterday. Almost! It was a windy day so while we loaded our food and paraphernalia( this word is such a lark...parafERnalia! Ha!) I… Continue reading Sailing
Canoe rides and water play. The men enjoyed loading the red and white canoes on each their Jeeps. Elv and I took Clark's boat and perused the Billy Boy last week one evening. We found the yellow flags blooming.One of the beaver condos we pass. He caught one lonely fish, but pronounced the fishing a success since he hadn't… Continue reading Summertime
Camping where the men cook...always!Where couples can go out for a canoe ride anytime.Watching the non-stop ladder golf.Camping, where it's okay to ride the chainsaw.Camping where the canoes are always loaded and always on the water.This looks a little over the top, but it wasn't really. The boats were too loaded and not moving very… Continue reading 2011 Camping With Friends
We put in on Grindstone Lake at the landing and took the shoreline to our right till we came to the channel. By the time we got to the channel a rain storm was coming up so we motored through quickly to find shelter under the bridge. We weren't the only boaters looking for a… Continue reading Canoe Date
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