Busy us! Last week my Sister-The-Youngest-Girl and my Mom arrived for a visit. It was very exciting to have them here, Sister-The-Youngest-Girl had been here once before for a short visit with Beau Bob, and this was Mom’s first visit. We managed to provide Mom with her a bed of her own, in a room… Continue reading Busy us!
A Flea In Her Ear
“A Flea In Her Ear” is a play by Georges Feydeau. It is also close to the idiom, “a flea in the ear”, meaning, “an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one’s ear; to go away with a flea in one’s ear.” But… Continue reading A Flea In Her Ear
Hot and Humid and Dry
Wednesday, August 2 Another sunny day, hot and sticky. The temperature is not all that daunting, but the high humidity clings to the body, fills the lungs, in the most unpleasant way. My crocheted top is coming along slowly. I am designing it as I go along, and have ripped out a lot of stitches… Continue reading Hot and Humid and Dry
The Rideau Camp: One Year And Four Months After Purchase
Bex mentioned enjoying the photographs of our Rideau Camp, which inspired me to get to my before and after pictures. Here they are, the realtor’s before pictures were probably taken in the late summer of 2015. The after pictures were taken by me, this summer.
Firefly
Firefly: “Most species of fireflies thrive as larvae in rotting wood and forest litter at the margins of ponds and streams. And as they grow, they more or less stay where they were born.” The weekend of July 22/23, and this past weekend July 28/29, our evenings have been enchanted by the light show in… Continue reading Firefly