May 2022

Harry and I both come from families lucky in war. Harry’s father worked in an essential industry (steel) and so was required to work, rather than serve in the military during World War II. My maternal grandfather, too, was in the steel industry in the United States. On the Barry side, British, my great-grandfather was […]

We don’t really pay attention to the holidays anymore. Every day is a holiday, since we do what we love and are surrounded by animals and nature. Thanksgiving is quotidian. Friday continued the trend of wet weather. We had a social engagement Friday evening, and as we were preparing to leave, clouds parted, sunshine returned,

It has been a wet Spring, which reminds me of the VERY wet year, 1993. This year is nothing like as soggy as that one, but I wandered back in time and retrieved some old photos from that auspicious damp year, when we lived in Bowling Green, Missouri, about an hour north of here. The

Just before I went to bed last night, we had a varmint visit outside the office window! The bird feed comes in at night, so I hope the varmint will move on to better pickings elsewhere… From his interest in the crumbs, I may have to start sweeping every evening to further discourage visits. More

Another mass shooting of children. I understand that my blog is an escape, of sorts, from the troubles in which we are all entangled, but I cannot pretend this didn’t affect us. Harry pointed out that an indicator of trouble just might be an 18 year old purchasing body armor. Let’s start by banning body