Pushing through
I haven’t been here for awhile. What happened; It’s felt like a whirlwind. There was a lot of uncertainty. First, over what was wrong with him – although really, it should have been obvious,...
Author: Catherine
Homestead Day
This past Saturday was Farm & Homestead Day at the Common Ground Fairgrounds. We haven’t gone in the past, but this year we decided to give it a try. It was a beautiful Saturday...
timberdoodle
I’ve wanted to see one of these for so long… and yesterday I saw one! Not only one, but a hen with five or so chicks. They were crossing the road. My friend was...
Prickly
I saw this little one in the driveway as I was coming home from a bike ride. I spoke to him/her a little bit, but it was a one-way conversation. I wanted to touch...
A discovery while walking
Yesterday I was walking in a new area, along a lakefront in the nearby town of Ellsworth. I spotted a bench in a little evergreen grove that looked like it might be a park,...
What it’s like
On the whole, spring has been chilly, wet, and windy here. More storming last night, rain and wind. The chives have been in bud for weeks, it seems, waiting for some warm sunshine to...
Labor
There was one sunny warm day last week. We worked in the garden. Planting seed potatoes was the goal. There were quite a few steps involved, and some extra steps added just because. I...