I have the most charming new neighbor!   I don't know if the Chickadee family have had their babies yet, but there certainly is a lot of...

The Ditch is still pretty much a symphony of muted colors and fairly quiet. I think most of the ducks have gone down-under, tending their ne...

Before I start this post, does anyone else who follows blogs with bloglovin' find that their site has been down for about a week? If I d...

Sketchbook Revival continues till April 30 but so far I've filled a lot of pages on my book! I shared the cats and landscape with you HE...

This weekend, many who celebrate Easter will do so on April 17. (Orthodox Easter is April 24.) We celebrated on Palm Sunday with our kidlets...

Spring is trying to break through here in mid-Michigan, although the weather is doing its best to provide the obligatory April showers. It b...

With only two weeks until Easter, it was time to bring on the rest of the bunnies! It may be frigid outdoors here in Michigan -- or not, we...

What draws you to a certain book at a certain time? Maybe it is your favorite genre, a new entry by a beloved author or events swirling arou...

Rick diligently practices his classical guitar every day. And guess what? He gets better and better. In the summer, I paint every day. And g...

Now, this is the way to spend the first day of spring! We hadn't yet celebrated the Big Guy's birthday -- he turned five in Februar...

The sun was so bright, the weather forecast so positive, that I couldn't resist stepping out the front door early in the morning to smel...

Since it's almost spring (and friends tell me it already is meteorological spring -- I wish they'd tell that to the weather here --...

In an earlier post I mentioned a lovely, early March walk to the Ditch. It was 60 degrees, sunny and perfect. The water still looked pretty ...

Shortly after what I view as world lockdown began, March 11, 2020 (the date would no doubt vary from place to place and person to person), I...

Life is so topsy turvy, isn't it? So, when you get a good week, you celebrate it.

February was a wonderful month to curl up with a book and I curled up with a few good ones! The seven books I read took me from the France o...

Rick just left after watching the finale of "Derek" (Netflix) and part of "The Darkest Hour" (a timely film to see durin...

Did you know the national flower of Ukraine is the sunflower? I didn't. Until today. I looked at my Facebook feed and it was becoming ...

The good thing about February is that we see signs that winter won't be forever here in Michigan. Yes, we will still get snow -- maybe e...

More from the digital photo file vault! This revisiting photo files has been a walk down memory lane for me. Today I'm delighted to shar...

By the time we get to the middle of February, winter gets old. Pretty, but old. Calendar by Kate McNenly I've been enjoying my newest n...

We came bearing gifts and received as well. We played with little boys and savored fabulous meals. We were with our tribe and it was wonderf...

Hearts. Chocolate. Love notes and pretty cards. Valentine's day is one holiday that can be divinely fun or deeply depressing. Or, a day ...

We've been gliding through winter here in Michigan pretty easily, with very little snow and cold but not excruciating temperatures.  Th...

I'm not quite sure how we got to February. I'm not complaining -- but the year seems to be flying by! It was time to deck the halls ...

I was pleased and surprised to have read five books this month. Take a look at a fascinating book about Broadway bombs, intriguing mysteries...

One of my fussy projects this winter has been to go through old albums and digitally save the photos I want and send the originals to those ...

If you're looking for some fun, easy desserts to share with your Valentine -- anyone from your beloved to your neighbor to your best fri...

Touching base on a sunny, cold day! The birds are back at their feeding frenzy. Lizzie alternates between sleeping and watching! I alternate...

There are times all during life when we need the inner resources to keep ourselves busy and productive all by ourselves.          ~ Fred (Mi...