Author Archives: Jean

November 15, 2024

This Pearls Before Swine comic talks about country music. Pig: I heard the greatest country music song at a bar last night, but I can’t remember the title. Rat: Tell me what it’s about and I’ll Google it. Pig: It’s … Continue reading →

I found an old notebook yesterday and read these lines: Have you found a suitable expression for who you are, for your natural talents and energy? That’s what winning in life is all about. I’m guessing I was copying from … Continue reading →

One of my favorite sayings for years has been, Doing the best we can with what we have left. That was especially true yesterday morning. Andy lost his cellphone, probably in some deep snow, last week. So today he went … Continue reading →

Those days when we couldn’t turn on the fans in the greenhouse and the temperature got up to 130°F, it didn’t faze the tomatoes a bit. They kept thriving. Andy brought these home last Sunday afternoon. They’re slowing down some … Continue reading →

What are your Novembers like? November 10, 2024

They’re not predicting more snow for a while so Andy will try to go up to the land today. November 9, 2024

These pictures were taken from inside the house yesterday morning: Most places down here were closed for the day, so Andy didn’t go up to the land. November 8, 2024

November 7, 2024

since I decided to learn some Spanish. I’m still using Duolingo a few minutes a day, mostly learning vocabulary, and I’m still watching Netflix videos with Spanish subtitles. As I said in Learning Language Like a Baby, some of it … Continue reading →