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I have had a lot of trouble this past month writing much of anything. I don't know if it's the residual angst and upset of the past year or the big...

We have a small copse of trees up the pasture next to our riding arena. It includes a single moderate sized hackberry tree and a cluster of small t...

We have two dogs that I love dearly. They are messy and noisy and always want to wrestle in the living room during the evening news. In a moment of...

And just when you think everything on the property is dead, they start to grow.  It is magnificent! The roses that were naked little stems before n...

I'm still trying to get my head around our big freeze last month. We are back to hot and cold running water and continuous power which is a great t...

It's now been about two weeks since we thawed out.  Feb 14th - 18th was cold.  We had lows of 11 degrees.  That's huge for us.  Certainly, I rememb...

Occasionally I mend things.  A new button on my husband's shirt or a repaired hem are things I'm comfortable with.  I could replace a zipper if it ...

The end of last week and this weekend have been busy with preparations for the big winter storm headed our way.  Hay out in all the shelters, water...

I remember having a whole closet full of sweaters growing up. Chicago has a long cold winter so sweaters are valuable.  I don't remember many of th...

We are preparing for a cold snap.  A very cold cold snap. I don't know if this qualifies as a polar vortex but it's going to get cold.  Our high ye...

This is the time of year for roses and other perennials to get pruned. Full disclosure here, we don't do the pruning.  Our landscapers are wonderfu...

As I mentioned in my last blog, I decided back in the spring of 2020, back at the beginning of the Covid19 lockdown, to knit a wonderful sweater.  ...