A Pinch of Joy

For the first time in my life, I ‘ve seen a garter snake.  He/she/it keeps showing up on the west side of the house, when least expected, slithering out from under the edge of the walk by the gate.  Actually there are two.  A much bigger one poked a head out  about the time I […]

I had a spot removed from my arm this week.  My sister Vee saw it a couple of months ago and said that looks just like mine, better get thee to a dermatologist — or something like that.   Biopsy last month was cancer positive.  The spot was carved out Thursday leaving a three inch incision […]

We’ve had rain almost everyday for the past week.  And temperatures in the 70’s.  Wonderful for the garden, but highly unusual for this place on the Great Plains!  So very grateful — considering all the new plants that went in the ground here.   May your weather be just enough rainy to make the sunshine […]

Trees planted!  A Royal Rain crab, fruitless with beautiful pink flowers in the spring and purple-green leaves all summer for the front lawn.  And a small Blue Spruce that will stay small to replace the evergreen my brother-in-laws took down at the corner of the house.  And rocks!  Three to be exact –  one in […]

We got a new vehicle this week.  Never driven a van before, but here I am!  First time I drove it — in a hurry, of course– I automatically reached for the shift lever to put it in reverse.  Squirted the front window twice before I remembered the shift was now on the console and […]

The annual neighborhood Garage Sale was last weekend and we stopped at several open garages on our afternoon walk.  Spent less than $5, but talked with many of our neighbors. . . something we haven’t been able to do for quite some time.   Getting rid of — or acquiring – stuff isn’t the only […]