Stone House Scribblings

So I want to talk about this here because it should be riveted into my mind and experience. If I say it and write it maybe I'll be reminded of it when I get carried away with too many good things happening. Too many good things and missing the best thing or two. Elv and… Continue reading Living In The Moment

While I should be in the garden gathering cauliflower heads, cucumbers for pickling, peas for blanching, and green beans for canning I have chosen to sit here indoors catching up on this blogging. All the shouting about simplifying our lives is anything but that this summer. I blame the gardening. But the gardening is the… Continue reading Monday Morning Musings

This is my third or fourth attempt to post about our little supper in the shade last week. I only wanted to show you how easy it is to take a boring supper of brats and taters to elegant and restful. Well! Evidently my new phone isn't up to speed with how I do my… Continue reading Shining Windows

Sitting here enjoying the summer evening. Doing Lisl's chicken chores while they're on family vacation. The new trellis and the old vine have finally made peace with each other. It took much longer than we expected. Elv is quite pleased. Roses from our own garden. Sweet alyssum. Come sit a spell. Well that line up… Continue reading Summer Delights

I had an epiphany while doing the supper dishes. This time instead of just thinking great thoughts inside my head; I am writing it down. I hope this will not sound horridly morbid to you, but I have to start in the muddy part to get to today's higher ground. So bear with me. And… Continue reading Beyond PTSD

The garden has been of utmost interest for us this year. Elv and I decided last fall to try again. Our garden has been a lot of discouraging work. But lo, we realized that we are both want to see if we can actually rejoin the ranks of those who raise vegetables for winter use… Continue reading The Garden in June

It is quiet here. It is raining. I feel happy about the rain because the garden plants are drinking and growing as I write. I know this because I was out there and saw them. I stood there last night while the sprinklers attempted to water the garden before this rain and watched it growing.… Continue reading From The Other Side

I just got back from raiding the empty lot down by the lake. There's a beautiful spirea bush there that blooms in fountains of spilling white on to the road pavement. I was going to take my bike, but the tire is flat. In the car, driving slowly, looking in on the neighbor's gardens and… Continue reading Summer Home Making

This amazing summer morning in June coming in through my wide open cottage window gives me joy. It's full of birdsong and a breeze. In the garden all the baby plants are growing. I was out there breathing in the lilac's fragrance. I saw that the peony bushes are full of buds this year. So… Continue reading Summer Morning

Elv keeps taking tiny little sunnies off his hook and throwing them back. It's been four so far, I think. I'm sitting here on the concrete under the bridge enjoying the evening breeze. Our whole world is busily living, working, and playing outdoors these days. We have about three months of this freedom having finally… Continue reading Evening By The Water