I haven't been outside yet this morning but the thermometer says that it is 52F out there. Wow. Once it goes below 0 in the season (it did) it changes your perception of the cold, and when you get above 32F (freezing) it feels "nice" out. Above 50 will be feeling balmy today ( Read more... )

We took the dogs for a walk down back to see if we could find where the big tree fell on Friday during the snow storm. We never did find the tree. It must have fallen on the other side of the creek. Here's some pictures from our walk:( Read more... )

One down (Christmas) and two (New Year's and then the Long Winter) to go. Though it does seem already like the days are a titch longer ( Read more... )

The question:
11 What’s a form of entertainment that everyone seems to enjoy, but that you do not?
Not everyone in my life, but all the younger people seem to enjoy video games. The charm of them is lost on both Dave and me. The closest to a video or computer game that I have played and liked are the ones where you search for hidden objects in ( Read more... )

Just puttered around the house today, doing this and that with Johnny and Alison. Ali and I made soap in the morning. I made mainly soaps in a heart-shaped mold that Alison brought and she used my flower shaped molds. ( Some soap pictures HERE. )

...passing time at Hazel's school, waiting while she does a facial for Candy.

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