winter

Good Day for Eating

Good Day for Eating

It was one of those weekends. The drizzling and dripping never stopped. I found that a puddle about 2 feet wide and 2 inches deep had formed under the sliding barn door. I shoveled the water out this morning because I was afraid with the cold temperatures coming this week, the barn door will be…

Fairy Dust

Fairy Dust

It was a frosty fairy tale morning. So pretty. Good thing that something is pretty out there because my gas bill sure wasn’t. Doubled!!! I think I had a gas leak on the gas line going to the outdoor grill that probably took me awhile to detect and then another while to find the valve…

Home Court Advantage

Home Court Advantage

Interesting sermon at church today. The minister knew that people were looking at their watches and praying they’d be home in plenty of time to catch the Viking game against the Cowboys. So his sermon centered around the “home court advantage”. He spoke about what a difference it makes to be in a familiar place…

Look Out!

Look Out!

Java and I made our first trip to an actual skijoring trail, accompanied by my good friend Lynn, who was along to enjoy the beautiful weather and to transport me to the emergency room if necessary. Well, I’m sure Lynn also came for the sheer fun of being in my company… or is that Java’s…

Cyclops

Cyclops

Generally, to get around in the dark I lug this thing around. The photo does not even begin to get across the hugeness of this flashlight.  It’s a bummer because in order to actually do something, like drag the hose out and fill the tank, I have to keep putting the flashlight down and picking…