Monthly Archives: September 2022

I hope they get their power restored soon, but I’m glad they avoided the almost direct hit that had been predicted. Lee and Charlotte counties had their infrastructure completely destroyed. It’s grim news. On a cheerier note, here’s a video … Continue reading →

Like a lot of people, I’ve been watching the progress of hurricane Ian. Here are two satellite photos taken yesterday afternoon: And this one was taken last night: I received an email from Sandra this morning…they are safe. As of … Continue reading →

Water only when the soil dries out. There’s an old saying that goes, “be nasty to nasturtiums.” They like poor soil and not too much water, and giving them fertilizer and lots of fresh water will cause them to die. … Continue reading →

I went up to the land with Andy Sunday… the big nasturtium is doing great: And the second one is starting to grow. We want three so he’s planted the last two seeds in the warming tray, and if they … Continue reading →

My retirement heaven isn’t a remote Indonesian island like the one in yesterday’s post. It’s my iPad and Procreate, a drawing app. I can spend hours playing with it. Saturday I tried my version of Henry, the playful dragon in … Continue reading →

These are retired racehorses living their dream on an island in Indonesia. It warms my heart. September 25, 2022

Thursday was the fall equinox here in the U.S. That means the day and night were supposed to be of equal length, right? I had blissfully assumed that for years, but when I was watching for it on my World … Continue reading →

Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups went down to Santa Cruz (California) this past weekend. That brought back all sorts of memories, We used to go there for vacations when I was a kid, and Kaitlin went to college there. When … Continue reading →

That’s what my inbox looks like most nights. I’ve written before about my efforts to keep the emails down to a reasonable number, but suddenly I don’t have any trouble at all deciding which ones to toss and which to … Continue reading →

https://twitter.com/i/status/1571090629408747523 For youngsters, of course…not for the likes of Andy and me. But I do exercise regularly, while streaming interesting videos. The otters are right, it should be fun. September 21, 2022