Goodbye Summer

This year I’m still yearning for summer.

Up To

My blogger friend Marlene (insearchofitall) asked in her post: “What are you up to?” All the usual little bits of life are going on at breakneck speed. “Well, in our country,” said Alice, still panting a little, “you’d generally get to somewhere else—if you run very fast for a long time, as we’ve been doing.” “A […]

Farm Life

I’m wise enough to know there will be a sharp learning curve.

Eggs!

Over the weekend I found a nest. A little background: I have not yet built a proper fence that is high enough to keep my hens penned. They simply lift like multicoloured Harrier jets and launch over the four-foot fence. They roam far and wide, doing their own thing, and get into enough trouble that […]

Whitery

Longtime friends of mine remarked on leaving the greenery down under and arriving at the whitery at home.

Making it through Mudslides and Rain

I’m sure you have heard the news about the rain on the U.S. West coast. Here’s our story. On Tuesday December 8, despite the pouring rain I drove south to Corvallis after work to pick up Tara from college to come home for the holidays. We got home at 9:30 pm and I was so […]

Giving thanks

Despite the cold, the sun makes me happy.

Back home in full colour

Finally I began the 4000 foot drop back down to civilization.

Dragonflies at the pond

I want to stay in the habit of noticing all the tiny things that live around me.

Surround yourself with beauty

Beauty often saves my life.