Category: Nature
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Our FURminator (Endorsed by Star and us)
We thought we would have it easy having a short-haired dog. However, our little Star is a HUGE shedder. It’s her undercoat that likes to sneak out and waft in the air. Over the past six years we have tried using numerous brushes, but our floors and furniture seem to have a nice (not) doggie-covering at…
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A Testimonial to a Tree
We almost chopped it down the year we bought our house. That was 20+years and un-countable pies and cans of applesauce ago. We had this large tree right smack where our driveway ought to be, and it didn’t even bear fruit. Or so we thought. An elderly couple stopped by and asked if they could…
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A Perfect Start With Star
There is nothing quite like starting a day with a two-mile walk as your dog runs through a field of dandelions, and as the warm temperatures of spring tease leaves out of their branches.
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Introducing Henry
Once upon a very real time back in late January/early February, a glimpse of warmth appeared in our home. Outside winds blew, prolonging the brutal dip of our temps. But inside, a flurry of tiny little wings reminded us of warmth. It was sweet and endearing for about twenty seconds before thoughts of disintegrating clothes…
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Spring
This Mommy-pot vase was made by the children of one of my dearest friends. And she made the basket behind. God gets the flower credit. Maybe I’m just getting old, but this winter felt especially brutal temperature-wise here in western New York. I always associate Easter with spring, warmth, flowers, and sunshine. A re-birth that’s refreshing…
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Coming Home on a Day Off
Today was a day off work for me. We homeschool Hudi, and Zeb had a day off college, so we decided to use the reciprocal we got with our Swain season pass to go to Holiday Valley. It was a beautiful day. Hardly a cloud in the sky and 34 degrees when we left (we…
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My Favorite Beach
While I love the Long Island Sound and have body-surfed waves in the east coast Atlantic and the west coast Pacific, my favorite beach is filled with love, laughter and a few tears. It’s a beach on Lake Ontario, and we camp there every year with our kids and friends.
