My son Noah is reticent to commit to a family vacation outside the state when it is "nice" in North Dakota. Noah's "nice"translates to days that are not part of North Dakota's winter. He figures if he is living with up to six months of cold, ice and snow he needs to appreciate all the "nice" [...]
I can tell you after a couple days of being out in the garden that I am singing a new tune. It goes something like this: Oh! Ouch! Ugggh...why did I buy a house with stairs? Ouch...ouch...ouch...ouch...ouch...ouch. Cheyenne, could you please pick that up for me.? Ouch! Oh yikes. Cheyenne, could you please bring me [...]
The sunshine and lovely temperatures today have me humming a old classic from my youth by The 5th Dimension - Let the Sunshine In. I always knew the song as it was coupled with Aquarius as a medley. Aquarius was a much more ethereal piece that heralded the changing times. An upbeat segue from Aquarius [...]
I have received a half dozen garden catalogs over the last few weeks. They are filled with big beautiful photos of colorful flowers and plants. They tantalize the latent garden-lover in me with the promise of new colors and shapes that can be added to my beloved garden. I look at all the photos of [...]
I will be the sunshine I wish to see. I believe that if I embody outward warmth, I can infect others and ultimately the weather will change. I think this is a good plan. After all, Gandhi said, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Gandhi was brilliant - and he [...]
Is it too soon to be over winter? I know it is only mid-January and winter only officially began on December 21st, but I feel like we have had enough to hold us until next winter already. I would like to put forth a motion that we have the earliest and longest spring on record [...]
I am sure that in a world filled with factoids that there must be some data on the bird species that are fairly unaware of the threats they face. I am willing to bet, even though I have never read a single thing about this, that robins are on that list (better off than turkeys, but not [...]
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