Great photos of the birds! That must be a favorite perch for the doves, so they chased the crow away. That sure was a beautiful spot for a short getaway.

No, you weren't naughty. Personally, I am not a big fan of the latest fad diets, whether it's Atkins, Zone, Keto, Grapefruit, Paleo, Low-fat, Blood Type, or Carnivore. I believe we should eat what we grow

This is a great time of year to hibernate by the fire. We are short on snow, but also very short on sunshine, so the world remains uninviting.

Nobody in my family of origin cared about sports. As an adult, I remember going to one Super Bowl party sometime around 1990. I don't remember if my kids came along, or if we got a sitter for them. I just

When I was a kid, we had a cat that liked to sit and watch the goldfish swimming around in their bowl. My brother called it "kitty TV."

My favorite dessert is pie. Apple pie, rhubarb pie, strawberry pie, pumpkin chiffon pie, sour cream lemon pie, chocolate pie...it doesn't really matter. Except I don't care for pecan pie.

I am glad to hear they will grow back.

I have the occasional burst of ambition, but usually I am sunk in S.A.D. The "happy light" doesn't seem to be helping much, nor is the Vitamin D. January featured many days of clouds and/or fog,

Well, that's a good piece of news to balance out all the damage from frost!

Those trees sure do look sad. I hope some of them recover.

I think you look lovely in that dress. And I can see the tan in that bottom photo.

The weather is upside down! We are having milder temps than you are.

That seems crazy to have freezing temperatures and fires at the same time.

You certainly made an impressive effort to save your plants.

I am 'way behind on my Hive reading, so I am starting here and will work my way forward, finding out about your plants and weather as I go!

And just a few days later, I had yet another potato explode in the oven! I can only imagine what a brussels sprout would do.

Sorry it took me so long to reply. It has been a busy week. To freeze the tomatoes, I just wash them, let them dry, then cut out the stem end. Next, I spread them out on a cooky sheet in the freezer for

That's a really good point!

I'm not sure anybody sees what's coming in the aging process.

That is truly sad.