A Pinch of Joy

The crab trees are budding – spring is here! And the wind is blowing gales – which keeps us in the house instead of out working in the yard – where I would rather be. A really hard rain took the remaining mulch and deposited it all over the patio.  The wind could be helpful […]

We are at my sister’s home  for the Annual Easter Egg Bash.  People start gathering in the morning, some will attend their home church before traveling, others will attend church with the gathered family at a large church in town.  By noon, charcuterie boards are curated and juggled into place on the island with fragrant […]

Wind!  And more wind!! So strong that it can throw you off balance in a single gust.   There is a family story of a mother, homesteading in Kansas, with seven children, living in a one room soddy with, of course, no indoor plumbing, a cookstove that needed constant attention, a garden instead of a grocery […]

It’s ninety degrees!!  In March!!  People are breaking out the shorts and lawn sprinklers. Strong winds with even stronger gusts blow night and day.   The wildfires in the western part of the state have burned an area larger than the size of Rhode Island times two.  It’s crazy!!!  But the red finches and black […]

“High winds, red flag warning” flashed on the weather app last night — NOT kidding.  Straight 45 mph wind with gusts up to 65 mph attacked the house and is predicted through Sunday night – creak, howl, occasionally a bang from tools or toys left outside from who knows where. People are urged not to […]

Daylight savings time already!   And the whooping cranes are beginning their flight to their summer home.  Our afternoon walks only require jackets instead of heavy coats.  The winds are still strong and often chilly, but spring is definitely  on the way.    Time keeps speeding up – or is that just me?  Thank you for […]