... I finally am getting around to writing another post. It will be a mish-mash of what has been going on since I last posted. In late February I spent six days at my youngest daughter's apartment, helping

Last night we had a doozy of a gully washer, a lot of rain and high winds in a short time So in picking up stuff this morning, it gave me the opportunity to try out a new toy, a MINI chainsaw attachment

tree felling/baumfällung

March was a typical sloppy, muddy month with a quirky variety of weather, including snow, graupel, and rain. Meanwhile, the lingering snow from winter was still trying to melt away. Now there are only

Japan is currently being rocked by the strongest typhoon to hit in awhile. It seems like the word is this is the strongest one to hit since 1993. It's a doozie. My area (Eastern Aichi) is getting it's

It's been raining cats and dogs today as we say here in the hills of Tennessee. It's been a nasty, nasty day with lots of wind. Forecast says more rain and more wind tonight with gusts up to 40 mph. A

When I shared my storm post late last night, the weather was still mild. But I did say that can change in a matter of minutes and we had another massive downpour in the early hours of the morning. This

I do not view suicide as wicked, just terribly sad. There is only one death, but it is like a stone cast into a pond - the ripples stretch far. Such an act must leave a burden of sorrow, guilt, shame and

Hurricane Irma has come and gone leaving a huge mess behind to be cleaned up by the resilient population here in Florida. Irma takes the blame for 16 reported deaths in the state. Although dollar estimates