Hello my friends. I have missed you tremendously. I must admit that a somewhat trying year so far has tempted me to eliminate something from my life that was turning from a pleasure into a guilt-inducing, unfinished item on my never ending “to do” list. The longer I avoided opening the dashboard of my blog, the harder it was to…
I’d like to start with a very big THANK YOU to all of my blogging friends who sent well wishes, comments, emails and even birthday cards (I LOVE to get real mail!) to help me make the leap from 59 to 60! It was truly painless and actually quite enjoyable, as we spent a little vacation time with family and…
It’s truly Spring here in the Northeast! We’ve been buried in this seemingly endless winter, trying to keep the oil tanks and the bird feeders filled. But now the trees are beginning to bud, the bulbs are sending up shoots (no flowers yet, not even daffodils!), the sap is flowing and the birds have returned, looking for the choicest nesting…
I know some birds mate for life. But how does Mrs. Birdie manage when Mr. Birdie retires? Seriously, HOW?? “Tweetie, where are you? Tweetie, what are you doing? Tweetie, where are you now? Tweetie, can you come and play with me? Tweetie? Tweetie? Tweetie?” Mr. Fun is home for a few weeks recovering from his surgery, and I am getting…
Winter has been wicked here. Today, March 2nd, my deck is still covered in a crusty snow. But SPRING is on its way. PLEASE! After a sinus and ear infection that literally knocked me off my feet with dizziness, a wild week of driving around New England in horrible weather seeing my two kids, and a weekend of college…