A Pinch of Joy

If you get Sunday emails saying Busy Monday party is open —- but you can’t access our site, please let us know by replying to the email.    Thanks for your help!     A cool and very rainy week – big change from 100 degrees and blazing sun!   I have been doing “short chores” in […]

The Monarchs are back!  The last few years the beautiful orange and black butterflies have been scarce.  The butterfly bush and the purple asters along the back fence are now attracting dozens each day.  When we go for our daily walk it takes us along a brook between two rows of houses.  Some adjoining neighbors  […]

The microwave beeped.  I took out my plate and turned around.  A small finger long brown bird  with a beak half as long as its body was staring at me through the window, perched on a hook that held the humming bird feeder.  I stared back across the length of the kitchen and dining room.  […]

Our hacking saga continued all week — long after Bytes posted that  scary picture of himself staring at the computer at 2am.  Made me jump when I scrolled down and saw it!  He said the hackers had been working for five days without success according to evidence and then slipped in with a Word Press […]

  This has been a catch-up week before fall comes and everything gets super busy.  Pick-up, put away, throw away, organize, tidy – wonder what the heck this thing is for and why do I own it?  That question especially applies to electronics, their cords, and accessories.  I’m afraid to toss any thing in that […]