I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Tag: Holidays
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”
Christmas Joy
EJ and I had a nice Christmas together. After years of struggling with Christmas, we have intentionally created a Christmas that we enjoy. He had four days off from work. The weather has been warm with rain and fog instead of snow. I like… Continue Reading “Christmas Joy”
My Hanukkah-mas Story
The weather warmed and all our snow disappeared. However, it began to snow early this morning and now I’m looking out the window at a beautiful snow-globe landscape. Occasionally the wind whips up the snow so it looks like the planet Hoth from the… Continue Reading “My Hanukkah-mas Story”
Independence Day
I didn’t write this (H/T @KGenevieve445). It’s being shared on Social Media. I thought it was really good and worth keeping in mind as we in the USA celebrate Independence Day. FREEDOM ISN’T FREE Today we celebrate our Independence which came at a great… Continue Reading “Independence Day”
HOLIDAYS
I hope you all had a very nice Christmas despite the challenges of this year. We have had a Koselig holiday season. Koselig is a concept that is deeply rooted in Norwegian culture. It is the feeling of coziness and being comfortable. It is about… Continue Reading “HOLIDAYS”
Hanukkah-mas-ary
I swear that time has become timey-wimey-wibbly-wobbly. I blink and then find that a month has gone by without me noticing. It feels as if time speeds up faster and faster as we get older. I have mostly spent the last month crocheting gifts… Continue Reading “Hanukkah-mas-ary”
Happy Thanksgiving
It is early, the sky is still quite dark, but before the day gets busy, I would like to wish all of my fellow Americans a very happy Thanksgiving Day. And everyone reading from other parts of the world, I hope you have a… Continue Reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
New Year’s Eve
I hope everyone is having a wonderful New Year’s Eve! Hannah Joy and I started our day cuddling in my chair. She likes to sleep on my lap under a blanket with only her nose sticking out. I like it because she keeps me… Continue Reading “New Year’s Eve”
Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!
I hope your holidays are filled with peace and joy Our friends, who are really our “adopted” family, sent us an Instant Pot for a gift. We received it a week or so ago, and we’ve been having a wonderful time with it. It’s… Continue Reading “Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!”
Tradition
I know the holidays can be difficult for many people, for a variety of reasons, but I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Or survived. EJ’s first attempt at making homemade bread a week or so ago turned out wonderfully so he tried again… Continue Reading “Tradition”
Thanksgiving Prep
We continue to have warmer weather–in the 40s. It’s almost more “jacket” weather than “winter coat” weather. Our snow has all melted and the chickens are enjoying wander through the garden. When it’s too cold or snowy, they prefer to stay inside the coop.… Continue Reading “Thanksgiving Prep”
Goodbye 2014
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I cannot believe that 2014 is coming to an end already. It’s seems like yesterday that we were entering the NEW MILLENNIUM…and now here it is 15 years later. I feel as if I’ve been sucked into a time vortex or… Continue Reading “Goodbye 2014”
Tears of Impotent Rage
Yesterday started out bumpy for me because I feel increasingly frustrated by the problems with the lawn mower. Every mower I touch this summer dies. I don’t know how to fix an ailing mower and EJ is too busy (or tired) from hours of… Continue Reading “Tears of Impotent Rage”
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