Monthly Archives: June 2024

The rain was welcome, but it’s too bad it had to come when this group was having a picnic. At least they were dry and could use the grills under the roof. Some of them didn’t leave until after 9 … Continue reading →

Beate, Tim and Andy took another walk Tuesday. After they finished I received an email from Beate: no bloodshed We had a good Las Conchas outing, no accidents and the rain waited until we were nearly home. Pictures on Dropbox … Continue reading →

Guess what we saw yesterday afternoon? It didn’t rain for very long, but it was enough to cool things off and make us happy. June 28, 2024

Andy brought this picture home yesterday: We have peonies! Two of them and more coming. 🙂 June 27, 2024

Brenda Ueland’s quote in yesterday’s post reminds me of Hugh Prather’s book, How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy. He talks about concrete things we can do to be happier, but I don’t remember the details. The … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s post we talked about creating/playing with art, but it doesn’t have to be that. It can be any activity that feeds our soul. It can be decorating our living space, taking and sharing photographs, writing blog posts, knitting, … Continue reading →

I just came from Sandra’s and Ann’s posts and they remind me of Brenda Ueland’s, Why should we all use our creative power….? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful, lively, bold and compassionate, so indifferent to … Continue reading →

This brings back wonderful memories. Years ago I used to go over to the Animal Shelter every day to interact with with the pups and help get them adopted. It still warms my heart to think of it. June 24, … Continue reading →

I was intrigued by the little tree from Etsy, so when it came I ordered another one directly from the sender. It looked a bit more bedraggled than the first one, but I planted it in a big peat pot. … Continue reading →

Andy’s glasses came: They seem to be what we were looking for. On the subject of climate change, one of the blogs I follow wrote this yesterday: I moved to Newfoundland for a few reasons. A primary one was climate … Continue reading →