While we had good intentions, very little gardening was done yesterday. Hanno was feeling a bit dizzy so I pottered around outside for a whi...

After quite a few weeks of busyness and flapping around here and there, I’m finally back to some kind of normal. It’s good to be at home, kn...

I wasn't going to post today but I just received an email from a reader who needs our help to stay warm. Here is part of her message: &q...

I'm ready to pounce. Hanno went to bed last night with a raspy voice and a sore throat, I think he'll get up this morning and tell m...

Hello swappers. The shopping tote swap sign up is now closed. Our last swapper to sign up was Joyce in TX. I will be sorting through the...

I knew the comments we'd get for the previous post would be wonderful. They're much too good to be left in the comments, so I'm...

I’m really pleased we have no debt. Rising interest rates, high fuel prices and skyrocketing food prices are quite common world-wide now and...

Hello swappers. Today is the last day to sign up for the shopping tote swap. We now have 108 swappers which is a record. I will be sortin...

This late afternoon post is for Ciara who has not yet read the wonderful poem, Warning . Ciara , this is the poem Warning from which the bo...

Click on photos to enlarge them. I bought two new books yesterday. Yes, two. NEW. BOOKS! There was a time when barely a week would go by wh...