Author Archives: Jean

We had assumed that plastic thing was to prevent people from stealing spare tires from the dealers. We’ve read that it’s a serious problem nowadays. Andy says even though the latch broke it still is solidly on the Jeep…it has … Continue reading →

So, most people recognized this as a wheel and tire. (I would have been like Myra and would have had to wait for the explanation.). But it wasn’t a wheel being used so there were no missing lug nuts. It … Continue reading →

take this picture and send it to someone? (Click on picture for higher resolution.) What is it a picture of, and why would someone want to see it? Can you guess? April 13, 2024

This comic reminds me of the lush garden we had up on the land for a couple of years. Then the animals discovered it and we had to replace it with our first greenhouse. I wrote about our experience in … Continue reading →

Monday’s post about taking pictures of food reminds me of this 2021 post: Another thing we did last Saturday was share our plum harvest. Andy had picked it earlier in the day. It was only one, and only a couple … Continue reading →

Eclipse Reminder – Earth is the only planet that we know of that has a perfect solar eclipse, since our moon happens to be about the exact same size as our sun when seen from the surface. As far as … Continue reading →

It was cloudy here so neither Andy nor I was aware of when it happened. I was inside and he was probably outside at the time. But Kaitlin and Torben saw it in their yard and said it was over … Continue reading →

Andy and I get the New Yorker Day-by-Day Calendar every year. The other morning he laughed and said, “I actually understood this one.” The cartoon showed three people sitting at a restaurant. One was happily eating and the other two … Continue reading →

I laughed at the punch line, but the cartoon is incorrect. We lived in upstate NY (Ithaca) for 8 1/2 years. And yes, the winters were six months long and cold and gloomy. The sun came out about six days … Continue reading →

I started studying Spanish with Duolingo May 6, 2023. I’m still doing the minimum each day with Duo and have been watching Netflix programs with Spanish subtitles. Some of it seems to be sticking. Click on the photos for higher … Continue reading →