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

I could swear I just sat down to read a few Hive posts a couple of days ago, yet I had to scroll back to eight days ago before I found one I had upvoted. When I was much younger, I was warned that time

I just took a look at my replies, which I've been forgetting to do for quite some time. And there I found a Happy Hive Birthday greeting from @hivebuzz, posted yesterday. Eight years on the blockchain!

Early in October, a young friend gave me this amazing 36-pound pumpkin, and this lovely Hubbard squash. The teacup is there for scale; a teacup is usually sitting around somewhere nearby in my kitchen

A fall expedition to Montana to visit my sister has become a tradition. It's a good time to get away: the garden is all done, and the snow (usually) hasn't yet arrived. This year the timing was perfect

This is my post for #freewriters Day 2535 prompt, "the worst sandwich," hosted by @mariannewest. I grew up eating dill pickle and cheese sandwiches on homemade white bread with mayonnaise. I

I quit taking the supplements that alternative health care dude sold me, and I feel a bit better. I think they did the opposite of what he expected them to do. Now I am back to my customary level of fatigue,