Okay, let’s be honest. I don’t always love camping. I mean, I love camping in my camper. But, I am officially beyond sleeping on the ground or peeing in the woods, (there I said it and I’m not sorry!) As I approach the half- century mark I no longer feel the need to prove myself…
Brittany from the The Nested Nomad blog wrote an excellent article for Relevant Magazine about the difficulty of building community during her current stage of life. Any of us who have been on that chapter of our stories; newly married, becoming parents, working at building a career, perhaps relocating, can identify with this well thought out article. She offers…
Last year I was working in my yard when I noticed a beautiful red peony all by itself right next to my patio. I had no idea where it came from but I was so happy to see it. I have been battling my big backyard and really felt like every attempt to plant backfired. …
I am always getting compliments about my kids. They are good kids, I can see why people like them. They are thoughtful, respectful but still playful in the kid way. They are always willing to help and try their very best to be kind. Kindness is a big thing in my world. When I receive…
These are the two super pumpkin plants I planted….3 weeks ago mind you. Not in the best place, I admit. Unprotected, shady…far from the water source. And this is what is growing out of my compost. I used the dirt for the garden and there was a little left in there that I just left…
It is that time of year again, or maybe we were suppose to do this in the fall, but no bother, we are doing it now, opening up the compost bin! This year is even more special though, because for the first time we are able to feed the whole garden and then some! That…
I walked out to my yard about a month ago and noticed that the tomato plant was growing out of the side of the compost bin…nothing unusual mind you. So about a week later I noticed the corn popping up on the other side. (Just for clarity I need to mention that I have only…
There is a lot on the social media feed about Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State especially for education. My daughter, who was able to attend yesterday, said that the entire house went silent when he talked of education. The entire place. 300 high schooler’s in addition to everyone else. That should send a signal. But…
Happy Birthday Jesus(Please click the link for the story)So, this is what we are offended by? Not poverty, war, abuse or destruction of the environment but by a little old sign on the corner of a street in south Utica (NY). This is what makes National news in a bad way??Utica, NY is a predominantly…
Another friend has gone to heaven. This one a mother of school age children, whom she adopted. The circumstances around all of this is so tragic that it is hard to even think about it with a clear head. Another friend from high school. Another avoidable death.And yet, I have this vision of her laughing…