I missed writing last week because, well, read on. In spite of December continuing on as significantly warmer and drier than usual, last Saturday into Saturday night we got some light rain that turned into an icy, crunchy snow when temperatures finally dropped below freezing. Sunday was sunny and forecast to warm up to freezing. …
Category: Biking
Roller Coaster
What a roller coaster of a week it’s been. I did not adjust well to the time change. My eyes flew open at what is now 4 a.m. almost every day, thinking it was 5 a.m. and time to get up. And then I was falling asleep before 8:30. I’m still not quite sure I’ve …
City Folk Move to the Country
I got an email from a local indie publisher the other day about a new upcoming book about a couple who lived in a city in Ireland and then moved to the country to pursue a rural agrarian homesteading sort of life, living lightly on the earth, discovering what it means to be rooted and …
Harvest Season
Squirrels v. Frontyard pumpkins I think this time of year is almost busier than spring. Spring is all about planting and the start of the growing season, but I’ve had time all winter to plan for it. And while it is all weather dependent on when gardening begins, once it does, it goes along pretty …
Garden Hectic
Gardening season is in full swing, and every spare minute I have is spent thinking about the garden, doing stuff in the garden, or recovering from doing stuff in the garden. It is a hectic time of year and I do not like the urgency and rush of trying to do everything in between working …
