I inadvertently took a little hiatus from my blog, due to a combination of being very busy and also having a hip flexor issue. But today was a great day! I went out for a 20-mile bike ride in the afternoon,

I did a number of things today to earn my steps, including some shopping and some outside work. But I wouldn’t have gotten over 5,000 steps without kayaking. I know it sounds bizarre! I had my phone (which

I love a day when I get two different forms of exercise! Today was a combo of pickleball and a walk with my husband. Here are some pics from a walk in our favorite local park. It’s so green now! Just six

I got most of my steps attending a rally yesterday. It was a wild day in Minnesota yesterday. Like everywhere across the US, we had many peaceful “No Kings” protests. But in addition to that, one of our

Hubby and I walked around an area called Purgatory Creek, although I think of it as a wildlife reserve because there’s a large body of water that is home to geese, ducks, blackbirds, egrets, great blue

My son plays on a men’s baseball team in the summers, and every Sunday is a double header. The field where he played today is part of a large park that system that includes a dog park where I love to go

Well, I have had a very busy week and have therefore been dropping into Hive when I’m near dead from exhaustion, writing a short post, then falling asleep or running off to the next thing. And you know

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.