Monthly Archives: May 2017

The apple trees don’t have as many blossoms this year, and the Gravenstein in particular may have been hurt by the recent freeze. But the cherry trees seem happy. The flax is also blooming. And there is new growth starting … Continue reading →

It helps to have a warm fur coat! Here’s another cute one. May 10, 2017  

Andy and I lived in France for 13 months right after we were married, so we were well aware the French thought they were culturally and intellectually superior. According to Andy Borowitz, that hasn’t changed over the years. On Sunday, … Continue reading →

The management of our apartment complex changed a couple of years ago, and they have been gradually working on upgrades. Last month they finally took out the old abandoned swimming pool. It was a BIG job. It was fun watching … Continue reading →

Andy has been spending a lot of time clearing trees off the roads and trails: And he repaired the gate to the greenhouse area. It’s the same gate he, Kaitlin and Torben repaired last summer, but it got hit by … Continue reading →

Andy took the chains and snow plow off the truck Wednesday. He is still draining the hoses after he waters the trees and plants because it still might freeze at night. But even that shouldn’t last for too much longer. … Continue reading →

Tolerance is the cornerstone of peace. —Donald J. Trump Trump as the poster boy for tolerance. I love it! I wish him luck in his trip to Saudia Arabia, Israel, and Rome to promote world peace, but some of us … Continue reading →

The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible. —Bertrand Russell That’s not the whole story, but there is a lot of truth in it. May 4, 2017  

Doing the best we can with what we have left. I used to say that to Andy’s mother years ago when we were both dealing with some health problems. She liked it then, and I still like it now. That’s … Continue reading →

Do you have any favorite famous expressions? Do you think any famous expressions are stupid, or at least overused? One of my favorites is It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness. But I like this variation … Continue reading →