Author Archives: Jean

Andy walked the last half mile in again yesterday because the snow is still drifting on our driveway by the greenhouse. (The plastic snow fence blew down in January). He has bought a wooden snow fence so he’ll try that … Continue reading →

Andy had to walk the last half mile in, but the weather forecast is for sunny, warmer days. With any luck he’ll be able to drive all the way up sometime soon. He says we should notice the snow that’s … Continue reading →

write an article about a book that was written twenty-five years ago? Because it, and other books by the same author, were so successful. The article is behind a paywall, but it starts with, When Julia Donaldson set out to … Continue reading →

It’s for a younger age group than Katherine Rundell was thinking of, but it describes a brave, clever mouse successfully navigating a dangerous world and enjoying life. I had never heard of it until I read about it in The … Continue reading →

Why You Should Read Children’s Books Even Though You Are So Old and Wise. I read some reviews of the book but decided not to buy it. Instead I found an excerpt of it in a BBC article by her. … Continue reading →

Blowing snow isn’t as good for pictures as sunshine is. If the weather report is correct it won’t start melting again until next Sunday. Andy is thinking of staying down here until then. The half-hour walk up the road to … Continue reading →

I was reading an article about Dr. Seuss and they said his Green Eggs and Ham was his most popular book, but it wasn’t the best-selling children’s book ever. The Poky Little Puppy was. I had never heard of it, … Continue reading →

About our Covid shots — our arms were slightly sore, but that was all, thank goodness. And I tried to change that 10 o’clock appointment in July to a 1 o’clock, but none was available. I asked the fellow about … Continue reading →

(I try to keep up with some of the issues, but I skip the nastiness.) March 22, 2024

We now have the title and registration for the Jeep in both of our names, and Andy finally got a second key for the Jeep. He had to get it made through Lithia Motors and he could finally get it … Continue reading →