I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
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Affirmation
For a few hours I removed my last post, titled “The Birth of a Song,” because I wondered if anyone would find the process interesting, as I did, or if they would think “Spare me the labor pains and just show me the baby.”… Continue Reading “Affirmation”
The Birth of a Song
I want to tell you about my special week, but first I’ll give a little context–not too much or I risk following rabbit trails (although they are interesting) and lose my main path. When Artificial Intelligence became commonly available, I was wary of using… Continue Reading “The Birth of a Song”
A Brisket, A Basket
This morning began about 4 a.m. with Timmy insistently “mmfff, meow, mmrfff” in my ear, walking up and down my body, and occasionally leaping on me as if I’m a trampoline. He’s become a bit of an annoyance since Hannah Joy died and he… Continue Reading “A Brisket, A Basket”
Ridding and Reading
We made it through the month of April, with its heavy rains that caused massive flooding which invaded basements, washed out roads, destroyed bridges, created deep sinkholes, and threatened dams. Unlike others that had to deal with flood damage, we were unaffected by it… Continue Reading “Ridding and Reading”
April Showers
There’s a quote that goes “April showers bring May flowers” but we are getting so much rain that April showers may DROWN May flowers. We went shopping on Sunday and the rain was so heavy that we could hear drumming on the roof like… Continue Reading “April Showers”
Cats, Hens, and Deer
It is a gloomy, rainy day today. The gloom is constant, the rain is not. It mostly just drips with an infrequent distant rumble of thunder. It’s just rainy enough that it’s a good day to write. EJ has a co-worker that keeps urging… Continue Reading “Cats, Hens, and Deer”
All Our Needs
The weekend after Hannah Joy died, we buried her on the eastern slope of our property. EJ dug the grave, which wasn’t easy on snow covered frozen ground. Later, I moved a small boulder to mark the grave and to keep predators from disturbing… Continue Reading “All Our Needs”
Reclaimed Territory
I think that I forgot to mentioned that at first we thought Hannah Joy was sick because she ate something she shouldn’t have. She has–had–a list of priors. She once vomited for several days until she vomited up the red-striped dish rag she had… Continue Reading “Reclaimed Territory”
Unforgettable Hannah Joy
We adopted Hannah Joy the day before Christmas Eve in 2017. When we read our local animal shelter’s Facebook post that they were holding a special adoption that day, we decided to go down there. Hannah Joy (then called DeeDee) and two other dogs… Continue Reading “Unforgettable Hannah Joy”
Winter Challenges
We’ve experienced about a month of snowstorm after snowstorm and bitterly cold temperatures. I’ve worn paths in the snow where I walk to/from the coop and the various bird feeders but if I step off a path, I plunge into over knee deep snow.… Continue Reading “Winter Challenges”
Döstädning
I’m looking out the window at a very snowy landscape. Not surprising for a Michigan winter. We’ve had a lot of winter storm systems come through, dumping quite a bit of cold and snow on us. Sandwiched between the winter storms, the weather warms… Continue Reading “Döstädning”
Out With The Old
I’m finally back! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s. Ours, well, ours was exhausting and stressful. We spent the last half of November helping our son move from his trailer into our house so he could save money for… Continue Reading “Out With The Old”
Friends
Both EJ and our son work four 10-hour shifts at their companies. EJ works Friday through Monday and JJ works Monday through Thursday. Mondays are the only days when they are both at work and I have the day to myself. I still accomplish… Continue Reading “Friends”
Dreadfully Busy
Today is the last day of my birthday month. October has had a lot of goodness in it, although one sad thing. The one sad thing is that the two little chicks we snuck under the broody hen didn’t make it. We had a… Continue Reading “Dreadfully Busy”
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