Now it can be told! The pups and I have been alone for the past eight days. Pyrate was off on The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure, touring around Northwest Ohio. It’s a marvel of modern logistics, transporting all the tents and personal effects of the riders (4 semi truckloads), arranging food and entertainment for about [...]
Well Howdy! Bruisy, lumpy here. Why is it when grown ups crash and burn it seems to take longer to snap back than it did when we were kids? Rhetorical question. Ran across an article this week which said that “aging” officially begins at 27. So a person becomes mature around 19, enjoys a few [...]
Hi. Last week I felt overwhelmed by grim economic news, combined with some bitterly cold weather. We got some ice, not like Kentucky for sure, but oh I hate ice! The good news is, it’s all gone now. It reached 62 degrees Saturday. I opened the back door and little sage Vera spent a lot [...]
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind may blow
Earth stood hard as iron
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen, snow on snow
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
I’m not sure who wrote this- I think it’s a Christmas carol by “traditional” The thing is Christmas comes just four days after the start of Winter; I [...]