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The Great Bee Invasion of ’09
With age comes deterioration. And since turning 50 a few years back, the signs are pointing to a pretty rapid deterioration in this aging bird. Case in point: Until stumbling upon and reading this post from May 21, 2009 I had completely forgotten about the great bee...
A Perfect Spring Morning
This morning’s walk was as close to perfect as possible this side of heaven. I was out the door before the breeze picked up, so there was no pushing against the wind. It was early enough to watch the sunrise, spy on the red fox bounding up the rise beside the stream,...
What It Means to Be a Mom
Yesterday morning, I had a vivid just-before-waking dream. Our son, about three years old, snuggled in bed between Hiram and me. He grinned when we called him the peanut butter in our family sandwich, giggled and squirmed when we tickled him. Along with his giggles, I...
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
We’ve had four days of sunshine IN A ROW, the absolute record for the entire spring. My Vitamin D production skyrocketing, and all things natural are moving at mach speed. The birds are an unceasing riot of chirping and chasing. The tree frogs by the pond are...
Shadow Valley Caramel Rolls
Today’s posts is the final in the occasional series of recipes featuring variations of sweet rolls from the Shadow Valley Family Camp Cookbook. The first variation was cinnamon rolls, and the second was orange rolls. Today’s variation is caramel rolls, my personal...
She Did It!
She did it! Our Annie graduated on Saturday - in 4 years and with no debt, so we are kicking up our heels and grateful, grateful, grateful. What will she do with that literature degree? Well, she’s already finished up one young adult novel and is at work on a second....