I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Category: Miscellaneous
“Please Wait For Assistance”
We ran out of the delicious grape juice we always drink on Friday, so EJ and I went to the store 30 minutes away where we usually buy it. When we opened our front door to leave the house, Danny shoved himself past us.… Continue Reading ““Please Wait For Assistance””
My Best Friend
This morning, after only a sip or two of coffee, I went outside and took all of last year’s wood out of the woodshed. I thought it would save time–and EJ’s back–if I could get it done. I had to wear a sweatshirt because… Continue Reading “My Best Friend”
I Blinked in May
Yesterday was a beautiful day with sunny skies and just-right temperatures. We have the sense that summer is slipping away, and there are things we still must get done before it. Every year, it feels as if I blinked in May and it’s suddenly… Continue Reading “I Blinked in May”
Changing Seasons
The day has been one of those perfect days that occasionally arrive to refresh the spirit. The weather was absolutely beautiful. The sun was shining and the sky was blue with only a few white clouds. The temperature was warmish, but with a coolish breeze. Although the day… Continue Reading “Changing Seasons”
The Nothings of Life
I was awake until after 4 a.m. this morning. I slept until 7 a.m. and then I slept fitfully with many wakings for another hour before getting up. I have been utterly exhausted today, moving through the day in a thick fog. There were… Continue Reading “The Nothings of Life”
Waiting Up
My husband works second shift at work, which is nice, because we get to spend the mornings together when he first wakes up and before a long day at work tires him. When our son was young and throughout our years of homeschooling, I’d… Continue Reading “Waiting Up”
Throwing the Shoe
This morning EJ and I stopped at the bank before heading to the store in a nearby town to pick up a few items. We had a nice chat with the tellers at the bank. The husband of one teller works with my husband,… Continue Reading “Throwing the Shoe”
The One With the Vision…
I was looking forward to working outside, maybe doing some weeding in both my garden and EJ’s garden. When I opened the door to go outside this morning, however, I was very surprised to see that it was raining. It was not a heavy… Continue Reading “The One With the Vision…”
A Philosophy of Used Things
Last night when EJ got home from work, he brought in a box of dishes that he had bought at a thrift shop on his way to work. Wait, before I go further, let me pause to explain our Philosophy of Used Things. I… Continue Reading “A Philosophy of Used Things”
Little Things Resolved…
When I began this blog, I was intending to write about my garden, but so far this summer I haven’t been out in the garden much! First there was lots of rain, then swarms of mosquitoes, and now we have high heat advisories. It… Continue Reading “Little Things Resolved…”
A Lot of Little Things
Yesterday morning I was waiting for the coffee machine to finishing making the coffee, anticipating the first sip of my first cup of coffee for the day…The coffee machine finished, I pulled out the coffee pot to pour the coffee into my cup…and suddenly… Continue Reading “A Lot of Little Things”
Orientation
We used to have two box fans, but over the winter I accidentally put one of them too close to the woodstove and it melted. We use a fan in the winter to help distribute the heat of the woodstove through the rest of… Continue Reading “Orientation”
I Love To Go A Gardening 