Moving On

Fortunately, I was at a beautiful, Northern Idaho wooded retreat center for the weekend. I missed the final Kavanaugh vote, and, by the time I had cell service again, I no longer cared that he “won”. The sad truth is that we all lost in so many ways, thanks to our elected representatives and their…

A Sweet Baby, Fall in Northern Washington, A New Goal

Babysitting! 32 degree overnight temps! Fall color! Harvest moon! Fall Season TV premieres! Football. My daily life has been full and exciting. More domestic than usual, but so much fun! First, my grandson Silas. Circumstances lined up perfectly for me to be here and to be available to babysit each week during September. It was…

Fall in Washington

Tango and I walked by one of our neighbors the other day. After hellos, and how are yous, we discussed the weather. “I sure love this fall weather here,” I spouted. “Fall! This is still summer,” was the reply. Weather is so subjective. After a month in Deming (near 100 degrees some days), the 70…

Signs of Fall

Early August: too early to see signs of fall? People in Yuma still sizzle in air temperatures over 100 degrees. The beach goers in Miami simmer now in high humidity and air temps in the 90s.  However, if you gaze up to North Dakota on your weather map, you will discover that night temps are…