Monthly Archives: December 2021

A few days ago someone suggested it wasn’t too late to end the year on a high note. That made sense to me, focus on what we can do right now to put joy in our lives rather than hoping … Continue reading →

Andy had some snow up there yesterday. It wasn’t deep except for the drift he had to drive through between the greenhouse and the house. It was 24°F and the wind was blowing so he didn’t go for a walk. … Continue reading →

Andy gave me this record years ago, when Kaitlin was little. It’s one of our favorites and we used to play it every Christams morning as we opened our presents. After Kaitlin left home Christmas morning faded in significance…so I … Continue reading →

for Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups. Their furniture and other things might get there Thursday. Kaitlin wrote, My red head will be so happy to have chairs and the couch… Tempi does like to sit up high so she can … Continue reading →

I was playing with my Nikon camera Christmas evening, to see how it handled low light situations. So Andy said there was something over at the skating rink I might enjoy seeing. He drove me over, and I expected it … Continue reading →

Zoe loves water and had no problem with her first taste of the Pacific ocean. (She had already been in the Atlantic.) She’s not like Banshee and Sammy, their first pups. Kaitlin and Torben took them to Lake Michigan and … Continue reading →

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day. We don’t do much on Christmas Day itself, but last Sunday we went to the land for a picnic supper and to see the timer turn on our Christmas tree lights … Continue reading →

to feel like home? Their furniture and other things won’t be there for a while, but they bought this little Christmas tree and decorations: And Tempi is clearly relaxed. I believe it was Catherine who said, this is one Christmas … Continue reading →

I was just checking to see what the conditions were around Donner Pass, which Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups drove through Tuesday. This is a tweet from Caltrans District 3: Icon overload! When our http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov traffic map looks like this, … Continue reading →

How exciting is that! I’m over the moon. Kaitlin doesn’t have to go to work until January 3, so they had plenty of time to explore and have some fun. Best present ever for this mom. December 22, 2021