After a brisk morning walk – and several phone calls (even one from Goshen IN) and txt messages and facebook posts! – I got busy on my Friday chores of cleaning and laundry. I felt blessed all day to have…

Another crazy day – glad I could start out with a quiet walk in the cool sunshine. Rege traded me cars for vacation – something a little bigger. A Mazda CX5, one of my favorite cars! (I love the Buick…

Another brisk morning walk – then after breakfast I started organizing for vacation. All the miscellaneous stuff, and making lots of notes! Kelly and the 3 boys got here about 10:30am and I made them all egg sandwiches. They had…

Here we are, half way through June already! This morning’s walk was a little breezy – 57* – but it felt good to be outside and walking briskly. After work, I was finally able to mow! So that’s done until…

I love flag day, and knowing about it and respecting it and honoring the flag and our country, for which it stands. So today I will do that! On June 14, 1777 the Second Continental Congress passed a flag resolution…

After early church Mary and I went to breakfast. We have really come to appreciate those shared times. I came home and started on my thank you notes – did a flower walk around the yard. Then I saw one…

Dillweed Pick-A-Dilly Herb Faire! Kathy and I met our Skunk Hollow Cousin Karen V there at 9:15. We were both wondering why we were so determined to keep our schedule going at such a pace; the events of the last…

Gen and I took Rainy for a very slow walk this morning – Rainy is a very dedicated sniffer! Gen planted my birthday gift (lavender!!!) and I pruned the lilac so the lavender would get more sun. We had a…

It was good to catch up with my walk this morning – I didn’t sleep well last night and was up pretty early. The fresh morning air felt good and peaceful. I like this house – it always decorats windows…

Today was a long, emotional day – but we all managed very well together and separately. Kath and I left at 8am, and only drove through about 20 minutes of pouring rain. The rest of the day was clear and…