Yesterday I tried to find a farm out in the backcountry. I never did find the road but I passed through incredible scenery. Lately I have been smitten by the patchwork of colors on the rolling hills. Different crops mature at different rates and produce varying colors and patterns that are mesmerizing. In these photos…
I am at Grandpa’s house, a wonderland of my childhood with a treasure-filled attic and scary basement. I love most the button jar stowed behind a door in the hutch. Each time I cross Grandpa’s threshold, I run to the buttons. Perhaps that is why Grandpa gives me sewing cards, a set of pre-punched designs…
I have been buying Burt’s Bees facial wash, cuticle cream, and shampoos forever. When I travel, I often take along their sampler pack. The beeswax is good for my dry skin and the soaps are gentle. I read last week that Burt, founder of Burt’s Bees died, and I learned in the obit that he…
Today, I had the same funny conversation about cities. As I do whenever people ask me if I grew up in a rural area, I said that I grew up in the cities. Big cities. As a child I often visited my dad in NYC. As an adult, I lived near SF. I spent time…
As we drive back from my birthday trip to Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Don asks what I will share in the blog. The trip was calm, the scenery beautiful and the weather perfect. The picnic lunch was yummy (especially the salmon sliders and rhubarb crisp). He is worried that the day is boring-in terms…
Don is back from his Black Hills trip. Both he and the van did great. I got some pretty cool gifts from the Mt. Rushmore gift shop as thanks for loaning him Flying Cloud. I begin to wonder, “what shall we do for Friday night?” Movie? Nope, no theaters in town and the closest is…
In Wyoming, Arizona, and elsewhere I spent untold hours prepping the garden soil. My annual task was getting enough nutrients in the grainy, alkaline, native soils to support the growth of lush tomatoes and crisp cucumbers. In Wyoming, I hauled in hundreds of 5-gallon buckets filled with manure from the fairgrounds and then layered on…