The kids have moved on to their next Christmas after a good (and exhausting!) celebration. The tree is up and will be for a bit. I need the ...

We're closing in on Christmas and perhaps the best part is spending time with friends and doing some fun things, a bit out of the box. A...

Things are on the upswing here as my friend Suzanne visits this weekend. But I thought I'd pop in the last of the home decorating pix. I...

It may be the December holidays now, but in late November, we were popping corks with Cork Poppers, celebrating fall and the upcoming "...

Thanksgiving may be over but my personal season of gratitude extends to you. Thank you all for such kind, supportive words. I'm pleased ...

(If you're not into book chat, see the note at the bottom!)   I'm not sure what I was doing in November. Yes, prepping for my art sa...

Last weekend wasn't my best. I was nervous about my surgery, but what was really getting to me was wanting to get the house decorated be...

I hope those of you celebrating Thanksgiving had a lovely holiday, whether you were solo, with family or, as we did, enjoying a Friendsgivin...

Those of us living in the US will be celebrating Thanksgiving on November 27 -- the latest day in the year that this "moving around...

You'd think after the last week, with the art sale eating most of the time, I'd be laying low. And in some ways, I would have liked ...

I am SO ready for a break! Last week was a bit of a zoo (and this one is, too). Mostly all good stuff, but still, sometimes enough is enough...

It's been a good week or two and not a lazy one! I've been busy ramping up for the art sale (which is November 13-15 and if you live...

It's been kind of lonesome around here of late. Rick's been north, doing his annual retreat at the cottage, which culminates with hi...

October was a surprisingly good reading month for me. Or maybe not all that surprising. About a week of that was spent up north with a foot ...

It hardly seems possible that we are in the last week of October. What on earth happened to summer? It seemed winter went on and on and now ...

Given that life is rather dull these days, let me take you on another "Finding Old Photos" journey, this time to the Netherlands. ...

Well, lake time is over for this kid. It was especially hard to leave this time. Rick and I had a wonderful ten days there, excellent weathe...

It's been both lovely and challenging, these final days at the lake. And for the most part, it has been simply beautiful.   Our color is...

October has arrived in all her glory! It may not be peak yet but it's still lovely!   After we dropped Rick's mom off at the airport...

Last week was a mixed bag. I've felt very frustrated, very at sea. And then when I start to think globally, even nationally, I remind my...

Well, you can't say my reading has been anything less than diverse this month! Yes, there were mysteries (one a short story collection),...

The September gathering of our Cork Poppers wine tasting group featured a delicious array of Italian wines -- and some pretty tasty food to ...

Among the things I did to amuse myself during my (very cold) few days at the lake in early September while Rick was still on his cycling jou...

What happened to September? It's like a magician's trick -- Now you see it, now you don't! Well, we still have some time but boy...

It's been a busy week since I've been home, with doc appointments almost every day. And the rest of the time? Bringing my house up t...

Sigh. We wrapped up art camp last weekend, after 18 days of friendship and creativity. And a good 18 days it was, filled with lots of painti...

Given that it's summer, I probably should have gone through more than six books -- but I was doing a lot of painting! Still, the ones I ...

Art camp usually brings warm sunny days and it certainly started out that way. Painting on the porch was a joy -- the sounds of the lake pun...

I'm enjoying my blog break at art camp and am popping in with a bit of a post to update you on things, before I disappear again. And I a...

The morning after my ear procedure (thanks for the good wishes, too!), Rick and I headed to the lake to await the arrival of our guests late...