A Pinch of Joy

My favorite time of year – one of them, anyway!  I love the mild fall days before the trees start to turn and while the flowers are still in full bloom. We had a early mild frost this week, but nothing harmed.  We’ll definitely enjoy the sunny days between now and the hard frost to […]

A weekend for visitors!  Two of Bytes’ good friends from middle school stopped by to spend the night on a long road trip across country.  And Nate the Great (nephew) and his mom came for the weekend.  It was a talkative and lively bunch and we truly enjoyed it all!  May you spend time with […]

It’s been a busy, busy week.  I finished a major project  and have been catching up with all the time consuming little chores that I’ve put off for weeks.  Feels good to keep checking things off that long list!!  May you find satisfaction in getting your list for this week done – whether it is […]

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Beautiful fall days. Cool but  sunny, trees beginning to show some fall color here and there, perfect for walking and poking around in new places with flea markets and fall festivals.  Except for wildfire smoke from Canada.  Stayed in three days because of very poor air quality alerts bringing thick haze on the horizons, burning […]

I met the back fence neighbor for coffee this morning. We happened be weeding on opposite sides of the privacy fence and spoke to one another — after seven years! Our meeting in person without the fence between was so much fun that we decided to do it again soon! May you find friendship in […]