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Ridin’ the rails – or more accurately the county transit bus.  Some days I ride to school and then home with the little man.  Good times. Spring is really infecting the air.  The bulbs are up and a few are … Continue reading →

Today might have been the best day ever.  If you live in a climate that is boring, I pity you.  If you live in a climate that has intolerable extremes, ditto.  I like weather.  I was raised in Southern California … Continue reading →

So much to do.  So many choices.  So little time. Well, that’s how it feels now and then.  The house is built.  The outside gardens are still a vision.  This is the time for the genie to appear. The man … Continue reading →

Lots of things have been happening.  We are planning some dirt moving, garden building, open-space adjusting activities. Two of our favorite people will be here to discuss concrete and dirt moving and drainage, et al.  Should we put in a concrete … Continue reading →

So, the other night we lost power.  This is one reason we have a wood stove and luckily, it was fired up and blazing away.  The heated concrete floor would cool off at a very, very slow pace – so … Continue reading →

If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, there is a tidal chart for your perusal.  Great information if you want to go clamming or mussel gathering.  Low tides are fabulous for finding all sorts of amazing creatures.  … Continue reading →

We have been away for awhile.  The blog was hacked, but the computer guru has everything fixed, patched and ready to go. Look at that gorgeous heather.  It is blooming on the deck and it welcomed an inch or so of … Continue reading →

The trails at Greenbank Farm are so enticing and so close-by.  People enjoying the view and dogs enjoying what dogs enjoy! I just wandered around our bit of green and noticed things sprouting.  The meadow that we re-seeded and covered … Continue reading →

Yes, we did. Unpacking continues.  Slower and more calculated.  Mothballs have been banished in lieu of herbal packets, because, yes, I have bins and bins of yarn.  I know I left much of it behind, but there is still a … Continue reading →

Food is a necessity and the ultimate comfort. The meal pictured was phenomenal, comforting, worth the hassle and an utter delight. I want my home to be the same. Our home in Black Forest was like an old shoe.  Well … Continue reading →