My biggest assignment last week was to finish painting our little tractor barn— check! Each day I set myself a goal— twelve boards, the piece around the stove pipe, half of the back, etc. etc., and every day I failed.… Continue reading

Well, I’ll never willingly let it go, but perfection surely left me last week as I lost stuff, ripped out, and started over again and again. I decided to try to get a few summer, outdoor homestead jobs done before… Continue reading

My two big summer events have now passed— I’m certainly hoping August lasts a long time and my upcoming surgery date does not arrive too quickly— there’s lots to do! In Mid-July, we hosted my son-in-law’s family who drove up… Continue reading

July 22– I really wanted to make a quilty progress report for myself now that half the year is over and even July has almost evaporated. Last week, we hosted my son-in-law’s family to visit their first grandchild, so there’s… Continue reading

July 14– Finally, a chaos free week! I’m really starting to enjoy my summer a little bit and may come out of hiding soon. I do have a date for shoulder surgery— it’s late in August, three days before my… Continue reading

July 4– That seemed a better headline than “A Series of Unfortunate Events, Part 9,” a theme we can’t see to shake! This week’s calamity– our brand new grandson woke up with a blister on his arm. Before grandma could… Continue reading

June 26–Things show no sign of letting up– we now have a cat with a broken tail. The poor baby doesn’t appear to be in dire straits, but our vet friend is coming to take a look tonight. At least… Continue reading

June 23– I am so very happy to say that one of my worries is over– our new grandson, Charlie Wilde, arrived quite unexpectedly and two weeks early! Despite having a slower heartbeat prior to birth, Caroline was still able… Continue reading