Archive for August, 2009
More Blueberries and Moose
I’m piiiiiiicking in the rain, just piiiiicking in the rain… Met the local young bull moose yesterday as we crested a hill from opposite directions. He spotted me first, startled, and bolted, but only a few steps. The pounding of his hooves under his 1,000 or so pounds startled me and set my heart pounding [...]
Moose
Ahem. Do you mind? What you see are tracks of two moose. What you don’t see are the fox tracks. The plan is to put fences up next spring. We need to expect more of this or change plans.
A Joke?
Are you kidding me?!
Blueberries
I am rich in summer days and spend them lavishly. –Adopted from Henry David Thoreau. It’s that time of year again: blueberry picking time. I look forward to this time of year the way others look forward to holidays and vacations. How would you feel if you could spend four hours every day for the [...]
Upgrading
Stitching for Literacy Update
The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for the week and fess up on last week’s goal. Last week, my goal was to attend the Arctic Needleworkers meeting to discuss the Stitching for Literacy program and Bookmark Challenge with the [...]
Reading Roundup
What’s on my nightstand? Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. I saw a movie version of this when I was a teen or twenty-something. I happened upon it, didn’t know what I was watching, but was intrigued. It was required reading for my nephews and niece in high school. Nephew #2, at least, also found [...]
Partners in Crime…
…mystery, romance, fantasy, puzzles, picture books, novels, poems, and more. Six years plus. More than 312 weeks. More than 2,190 days. That’s how long my online critique group has been together. I can hardly believe it. Except for two weeks over Christmas, something has been submitted for critique every week, often two things. We’ve read [...]
The Bunkers and Webers
I’m going to town twice within a week. That means I can check movies out from the library. Yippee! Tonight, as we watched an episode from Season 3 of All in the Family, Mike grabbed the remote and paused on this frame: In that instant, before Mike said a word, I blurted, “Your parents have [...]
The Garden
As of this minute, I am caught up with the garden, believe it or not–both enchanted by and up-do-date, I suppose. I don’t need to plant, weed, water, harvest, or process anything today; I’m free to just admire it and feel grateful. Three beds with beets, onions, potatoes, and peas. The ornamental lettuce. Can’t have [...]
