Today the smoke from the wildfires in Quebec has cleared here, at least for now. The sun is shining, and the day is warm and breezy. Attila is out in the garden beginning to transplant his starts from the greenhouses to the soil. He has installed a support fence with t-bars and remesh for the… Continue reading A Clear Day

Over the last weeks Attila has been spending a lot of time trimming the lower branches from the dead ash tree in the back yard. Once that was done, we assessed the tree, and the project of felling it, and decided to bring in the professional. We hired the fellow who felled the huge dead… Continue reading The Widowmaker is Down

Journal Entry May 28 2023, 8:25 a.m. Having slept in until 6:30 a.m., I arose to a very quiet house. The power was out, no telling how long it had been out. Since today is supposed to get very warm, and the outdoor temperature was 10C, I opened every window I could, to cool the… Continue reading Sewing a Top

When we visited with my sisters and Mom (and my niece, her hubby and my grandniece), we splurged, and took a trip to Costco. My Mom bought a cotton top, and I loved it, so I bought one too, just like hers. I love the top, my Mom has such good taste. I also bought… Continue reading The Sewing Bug

I’ve been perusing historical documents posted to the internet, from the area where my Mom grew up, where my maternal ancestors were settlers. One image, of an adult man, standing in the snow beside his horse drawn sleigh, in the 1940s, brought my Grandpa’s presence to me in the here and now. Such a richness… Continue reading Lovely Weather