Today was the scheduled Hands Off Protest all over the country, and the world. A day to protest the chaos and ruination being perpetrated by the Trump / Musk regime and their cowardly accomplices in the “Legislative Branch” of the U.S. government. Unfortunately for St. Louis, the weather was miserable. We opted to go to […]

The weather forecast has, unfortunately, been accurate, and it is very wet. Before the heavens opened, I had an early morning visit for my annual medical evaluation. Medicare insists on asking way too many questions about our life, in my opinion. I was very stressed about the cognitive test, but I nailed it. Basically, I

Jane has returned from England, a day earlier than expected, but I learned of the mixup two days ago, so she is not lost at the airport with nobody to collect her. Luckily all flights were on time, and though Jane has not slept for a while, she looks beautiful. Being with her family definitely

There was an ominous feel to the morning. It was very warm and windy. People ask if we bring horses inside during stormy weather. Actually, we just hope for good luck. They have a shed outdoors for shelter from the rain. We have known horses to die from tornadoes hitting their barn, and we have

As a trusting (read gullible) person, I am not a fan of the tradition of pranks on April first, but I got through today unscathed. We awoke to a light frost this morning, which worried me a bit for the lemon trees, which I had moved outside. But they seem quite happy. Harlan was in