Flowers!

November 18, 2024 This morning, I meet with a roofer to get an estimate for replacing our roof with a standing seam roof. He arrived on time and provided two estimates before he left, one for an asphalt shingle roof and one for a standing seam roof. After he left, another vehicle arrived. I was […]

My Turn to See a Snake

November 15, 2024 My friend Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com, had a snake in her garage just a couple of days ago. What’s a snake doing out in Colorado when they’ve just has a foot of snow? Bruce said, “that snake is just trying to stay warm.” Yesterday, Bruce had a very startlingly encounter with a copperhead […]

Bruce Made It Home!

October 18, 2024 Bruce pulled up to the house tonight around 9:30 PM. He was itching so bad from the poison ivy that his goal was to say hi to me and Nox and then to treat it. When he took off his shirt, I was horrified. The poison ivy rash is all over his […]

Picture for Jeanne

October 4, 2024 My friend Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com said she would love a piece of art from me. I decided to make it a collaboration and used a picture Jeanne took as my starting point. Jeanne’s picture was of white Irises edged with a beautiful dark purple. I worked on her picture for several days. […]

Move Rant, Feel Free to Skip

October 14, 2024 Since I hadn’t heard from the movers, I called them today. Either the man I set the move up with doesn’t understand several things or he is just an outright liar. First, I was told that we would talk again before the move. It didn’t happen. I called the number he gave […]

Missing Your Comments on the Blog

October 14, 2024 I wasn’t ignoring you on purpose. I just discovered many comments from several of you in the Jetpack pending comments section. Why I didn’t see them in my notifications, I don’t know. I know this happens, but I forget to check the pending section as often as I should. I have approved […]

WordPress Anniversary

October 9, 2024 It’s hard to believe it has been five years since I signed up with WordPress, but I got a notification that it has been five years.

Blackberry Homestead

October 3, 2024 Bruce wanted to give our property a name. Frog Hall was his suggestion, due to the tadpoles he discovered in a water bucket. Blackberry Hill was mine, since there are so many wild blackberries on our hill. Bruce liked the Blackberry part of the name, but wanted something else besides Hill. I […]

Back from My Mom’s Funeral

September 29, 2024 Friday, September 27, Bruce drove us down to my parents’ farm. It took six hours plus some to get there. We were put up in the “cabin” my dad built. It is a three bedroom, two bath house in the woods. It has a very nice kitchen, a dining area and a […]

Goodbye to my Mom

September 21, 2024 My sisters called to let me know our mother passed away at 4:00 AM this morning. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for many years. Mom didn’t want any extreme measures taken to keep her alive. For the last few years, she was mostly unable to talk or walk. The image of […]