My brother turned 80 years old this spring. I hadn't seen him since last summer, so I really wanted to make this trip. I had hoped to do it in June, but things came up and I wasn't able to get away then.

We live in an area where moose also live, and a loose moose is the only kind of moose you will see around here. Moose are big, and they can be dangerous. It's best to just keep your distance and leave

Early in June, one of the strings broke in our living room window blind. It had to be repaired or replaced. I knew of one man in our area who had repaired a blind for us several years ago, but when I called

I had already posted four times this summer about my garden before I noticed the @gardenjournal contest. This time I will include my garden post here! Last weekend the tomatoes began turning red in a serious

Early in July I noticed four or five wasps buzzing around in our storage shed. I saw they were flying into a cardboard box on the top shelf. It was one of those boxes with oval handhold cutouts for easier

July is when the plants really start to grow quickly, and August is when the harvest gets going seriously. I actually took the pictures nearly two weeks ago, but couldn't find the time to write a post.

This is my entry for the @freewritehouse contest, "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words." photo from @freewritehouse contest post Hugo knew he was in excellent physical shape. His muscles impressed

My rhubarb plant really got huge this year. I was so busy with other gardening chores, I didn't end up using a great deal of it, or even chopping a lot up to freeze. I did make a rhubarb crisp, and then

We haven't had any recent outbreaks of a new flu, so it must be about time for some biological warfare research lab to let another virus escape. Then the greedy pharmaceutical companies can make a lot

July is when the vegetable plants really take off and grow. Three days ago I took several photos of the vegetable garden and am now getting around to posting. If you've been reading my gardening posts,

It looks as if everything is finally planted in the garden! It took three tries before I succeeded in getting dill to grow. The first packet of seeds were old, the second package was brand new but just

I live in Idaho, a state known for being conservative. Ever since the Covid panic, our state has been overrun by people from liberal states who were looking for a less tyrannical state government. Many

As usual, I have been too busy in the garden to stop and write about it. Roughly half of the vegetables I started from seed have been transplanted into the garden. I had some seed failures and needed to

As a woman, do you consider Solo Travel as a way of 'Me Time' and self care? Although I am no longer young, neither am I definitely old. But it's within view. My husband refuses to travel anywhere, mostly

It's definitely time for a gardening post! I took pictures on April 14th of early signs of spring, and included them in my previous post not long after that. The daffodils are nearly done blooming now,

After approximately two and a half years of feeling exhausted, I feel as if I am coming back to life. No, I don't know exactly what caused the exhaustion. Neither traditional nor alternative medical providers

Recently, my daughter, granddaughter, and I were driving to a playground in Spokane, Washington, and our route took us past Knight's Diner. "I've always wanted to eat there," I commented. "So

I've never been 68 years old before, and I don't know how a 68-year-old woman is supposed to behave. Everyone ages at a different rate. Some people my age just sit around and knit. Others go hiking in

Our living room furniture set was purchased at least twenty years ago. Some folks would consider it old and outdated, but I am more interested in comfort than style. Besides, we have always had cats, and

It has been a month since I last posted, and I really want to post today, but I have no idea what to write about. Some folks always post fiction, others always post about their daily lives, some do a bit