All Things Home and Family
Listening to Monty Don's podcast, Gardeners World, today got me outside to see my own garden. What's it like out there in January anyway? It's beautiful! The apple trees are snug and safe in their fences. Aha, the rabbits are thwarted. The chickadees and nuthatches were so happy and noisy in the sunshine. My pet… Continue reading The Garden In January
Another evening by the fire is ahead of us. We will likely read and play Scrabble. But first, Elv is running up and down the stairs on a quest to stop a dripping faucet that has been clogging my washer drain with an ice dam. Apparently, it has become a snowmobile by now. Which is… Continue reading Monday Evening
Water Lily on Windigo Lake I didn't know I was using up so much time with the simple task of washing up. And it was never done. The drainer was full of clean drying dishes, always. The counters were never quite cleared. That was before we had a dishwasher. Elv and I spend minimal time… Continue reading In Praise of Dishwashers
On Saturday night. We're headed down to minus eleven degrees. Yes! I found these frosty, ferny-looking beauties on our living room windows this morning. Tonight the frost is even thicker on the windows. Old windows and sub-zero weather, but we have warmth and cheer within. Inside we are cozy and bookish. I'm reading about Condaleeza… Continue reading Really Quick Posting
It was a fine first day of the year, cold and snowy, with a bitter but refreshing breeze freezing our faces as we crunched over frozen swamp at Elv's woods job. I took off my mittens holding them between my knees to rewrap my scarf to cover my face better. Grandkids scattered on ahead crashing… Continue reading Cedars and Grandkids
Jube has been getting drone pictures for us. This one of our home is lovely in my opinion. Almost forty years of memories and stories. Each tree loved and considered, because trees. That dear old garden spot requires more amending of soil always, ad infinitum. Maybe it's just time to have grass and apple trees… Continue reading Glimpses
DecemberOn a Sunday afternoon at home, the rain which will likely turn to snow, drips down. The tree trunks are looking blackly wet, and the snow is melting. But the temps are dropping again and there will be fresh snow on the ground when we push back the blinds in the morning. I went out… Continue reading The Christmas Letter 2024
Christmas In The Barn This post really isn't about Christmas songs. There are opinions everywhere and I have a few of my own. Surprise, right? Let's keep singing the carols, at church, at home, and on the sidewalks of shut-ins. If you're in the mood to criticize, please tackle the false and silly seasonal songs.… Continue reading Christmas Carols and Other Questions
It's bitterly cold tonight. The dry maple I found on the wood pile outside the door will hold fire all night in the stove. Scrabble and knitting ensues here in the living room. The lakes are freezing over. This is good news for Hayward Wisconsin. There will be ice fishing and snowmobiling when the ice… Continue reading Cold Snap
December is bursting with delightful events to aid in and attend. Company to come. Winter chores to do. Birds to feed and watch. Coffee and gifts to share. Sorting Silver Spoons I am sitting here this morning with my granola and coffee, the washer is churning out the first load of laundry when I hear… Continue reading A December Morning
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