Thought I would post an update on my life. G is still working in California but we have decided to buy again in Canada (vacation place for now and retirement place when the time comes) and this time we bought a place a stones throw from our hometown. It is absolutely lovely. It is a 125- year-old farmhouse with an equally old barn on about 14 ( Read more... )

Life is a strange journey ( Read more... )

Another late start - this new year isn’t quite going as i’d planned. But the walk with the dogs this morning was so nice. Cool but dry and the sun coming through the branches was quite awesome. i appreciate the rain but it is nice to see the sun again too :) one night it took G two and a half hours to get home because his route was down to one ( Read more... )

The rain had been unrelenting and big animal care when everything is so soggy is not fun. Plus, the horses can’t hear well when the rain is pounding so they get jumpy. I have a sizeable bruise on my right leg just above my knee. i was holding Bourbon for the farrier and Bourbon pulled her front leg from the farrier at one point and brought her hoof ( Read more... )

G is in Los Vegas until Friday - so I am on drain clearing duty around here. My gosh it rained hard again and living on a mountain - well, has all that water running fast and gathering debris - so our drains get blocked quite quickly if we are not paying attention. But I believe today is suppose to have sunny periods ( Read more... )

Whew - visitors have left. M took the bus to LA to visit a friend. G went back to work and i am alone for the first time in weeks sipping coffee and enjoying the quiet. it was all good. Very fun. Highlights - New years Eve and the game playing, the museum of Modern Art, a few very sunny days at the ocean, and just lots of laughs all around. It ( Read more... )

Well - I finally finished Infinite Jest. I started it in 2012. So, I'm not sure I ought to be too proud that it took me this long but I got er done :). I was thinking about giving it a five star rating because all said and done it is a unique and wonderful thing -- but i guess a five star book should never take a person four years to read :) So i ( Read more... )

Okay this is the week I am going to pull it all together and get the house nice and festive. It rained hard here this week - which is good - but required some managing. Did a little shopping with M and we got a tree. It is a sad specimen but she’ll do. We couldn’t find a balsam - they don’t grow around these parts (i don’t think) - why a tree ( Read more... )

One daughter home at least for the holidays. G is off to NY today. I found my iPad - well M did. :) In my furry of cleaning before thanksgiving i managed to stick it in her closet and then shove clothing on it. The time i waste looking for shit i lost or misplaced i could write three novels. I'm not good at what i do. Other than that - planning on ( Read more... )

David is from my hometown. I knew him well but never seen him in years. I'm praying he is okay.

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