I managed to get a bike ride in before making dinner this evening. Of course I had to stop from time to time take pictures. I rode through my favorite park, which is now lush and green from all the spring

Oh gosh, I’ve been absent! It was a very busy time for me, but I’m back. I had a wonderful Sunday. It started with a walk at the dog park with my poor old geriatric pooch, Zoey. That was followed by some

I had a truly awesome Mother’s Day, starting with a family brunch. Then my kids and future son-in-law helped me with some mulching, planting and cleaning my backyard pond. A busy day! And of course all

I have to say, I’m feeling pretty good about my property after two solid weeks of digging, raking, tidying, burning and — at last— planting. You’d think I was getting ready to put my house on the market.

My friends, if you have been seeing my posts over the past few weeks, then you know I have been completely devoted to my yard and garden — not because it’s time to plant and get some color around the property,

This weekend was all about the yard and garden! I don’t have a whole lot to show for it yet in terms of flowers and color because I’m still in winter cleanup mode (and until today it has been cold and/or

My fate for the coming weeks is sealed: I will be cleaning up from winter, burning debris, weeding, digging and planting. Fortunately I love it! And the side benefit is that there is a lot of exercise

My backyard is a mess in the early spring! Once the snow melts and our first few rain and wind storms have blown through, it’s time to get out and clean up the remaining leaves from the fall, as well as

At last it was warm enough and dry enough to get out and work in the garden today. I’ll be hosting an outdoor event at my house in about a month, and the amount of yard and garden work to do between now

Hubby and I took a day trip to one of our favorite small towns — Stillwater, Minnesota — a quaint town on the St. Croix River, which divides Minnesota and Wisconsin. We took the same hike we took when

I’ve posted about this particular trail a number of times, but it never gets old to me, especially because it looks so different in every season and at different times of day. We see a lot of wildlife

Ah, the signs of spring! The tulips are blossoming, the grass is turning green, the trees are budding, and the Tom turkeys are strutting around in full plumage to woo the hens! We have a lot of wild turkeys

These are my steps from Saturday, when I helped my sister with some gardening. It was a pretty nice day out. Our mission was to beautify the front of the house in preparation for real estate pictures.

Hubby and I are taking to the trails more regularly again, with the weather warming. Which is not to say it’s warm here in Minnesota, but there are definite signs of spring. If you look carefully, you

I had a long walk on my favorite local trail system with a friend in the evening. It’s so nice that the days are longer and we can meet up well after the end of the work day. I was so busy talking and

I took a long walk along a lakeside. One can walk all the way around, but because I am recovering from an illness and being in the hospital, I just wanted to do part of the loop. The hilarious thing is

Got out for a walk with hubby. It wasn’t exactly aerobic exercise, as I’ve had some kind of hip pain since I got out of the hospital on March 19. I think those hospital beds messed with my hips and spine!

I am pretty certain that my true step count would be something like 20,000 if only I had remembered to keep my phone in my pocket at all times. I don’t wear a fitness tracker these days, so I’ve got to

So, March was completely out for walking, posting, etc. I came down with something awful on March 3rd that resulted in a hospital stay from March 12-19 (coincidentally the exact dates I was actually supposed

I helped my sister with the tail end of a big household move today. The work involved cleaning out remaining items from the old house that could stand in the way of painting crew that will be painting