I am so glad you are enjoying your new phase of life, and that you still find time to write. Balance in life can be tricky to obtain, and it's great when it happens.

Here's the thing. When you have never felt well, you adapt to functioning from that state. Yes, I was feeling pretty poorly, okay, really horrid, but I have always operated from there, I just keep on trucking.

I think MOCs should be required for entry into the fair, and the judges should be people who know the difference between a MOC and a purchased set.

Well, that was an interesting garden visitor! I envy your summer rains. I lived in Minnesota for 15 years, and summers always included thunderstorms and rain. (And high humidity and mosquitos.) Here in

School starts already on Wednesday? That's cruel.

I was a stay-at-home mother, and I also home schooled our three children. As such, do-nothing days were simply not an option for many years. Babies and toddlers must be taken care of, even when a mother

Oh no! I hope he heals up quickly, and that you can successfully finish the job yourself. I don't envy you working in the heat. I don't deal well with heat.

THX!

My parents had a reel-to-reel! My brother bought it for them in the late 60s or early 70s when he was stationed in Korea in the air force. He taped many of his records onto reel-to-reel tapes, and we could

Sounds like a pleasant day, without the overexertion that seems to accompany the larger fairs. I wonder whether that goat had recently had its horns removed and needed the extra protection, or whether

You've squeezed a great deal into each day. Your projects look good. I am from a record-playing generation, so we have a record/CD/cassette player. It's not fancy,but I use it often. The one device we

I can always hear buzzing from the assorted bees when I'm in the garden. The squash blossoms are always a favorite with them, besides the zinnias and sunflowers.

Something always needs attention in one's garden! What's your method for saving up cucumbers until you have enough to make a batch of pickles?

I have a 1980s set of three Pyrex bowls. The largest one gets used the most, and has been replaced twice in the past 43 years. I got the first replacement from Pyrex, and it was a newer style, clear bowl.

I forgot how flat N. Dakota is!

That's funny!!!

Do you plan to try to keep the tubers over the winter?

I have resisted attending concerts and plays in recent years, because it inevitably involves a 45 minute drive, unpleasant traffic, and a late drive back home in the dark after my bedtime. Matinee performances

I am sure your relatives appreciate all the help from your family.

Barn spiders really ought to stay in the barn, in my opinion. I was very afraid of spiders as a child. Now I don't mind them so much, as long as they don't sneak up on me and aren't too big.