Fall is Here!
Summer is gone, and now we are within the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” (as Keats would say). I think he sums it up rather nicely, don’t you? That is exactly how things have been around here of late – misty mornings and mellow fruitfulness. Enough fruit, in fact, to make a couple of […]
A Jumping Guinea Hen, A Visit to a Cave, and Lots of Insects
Greetings to you! I hope you’re staying cool in all of this heat – that is if, like us, your area of the world is currently sweltering! For once, it’s too hot even to go to the pond, so we’re all hunkered down inside, cuddling up to the fans and window A/C units. The chickens […]
Not For the Faint of Heart
Today’s blog is not for the faint of heart. Shall I give you the worst first? Or shall I save it for last? I think I’ll just go ahead and get the creepy photos out of the way. Here goes – Creepy photo #1 – The Snake This guy literally fell into the basement this […]
More Backyard Birds, More Crochet, and a Bit of Spring
Greetings! Here I am, yesterday, sitting in the sun in the backyard – the first time I was out and about in just about two weeks. Otherwise, I’ve been bedridden, overcoming a bout with the flu that slid into a case of pneumonia. It’s definitely good to be feeling better. And here, you see the […]
Ballroom Dance and an Escaped Turkey…Plus Crochet
Sorry for the delay in posts – it’s been a busy couple of weeks! Last week’s craziness was a ballroom dance competition in Connecticut…Pepper’s first. Here you see her fresh from hair and makeup the morning of the competition. She went in looking barely awake and very low key and left with false eyelashes, bright […]