June 30, 2021 – The not-so-little black stove.

I have a story to tell about a ‘not-so-little black stove’ that has resided in our home nearly as long as we have. This is not a tall tale, to be sure; however, it’s a rather long tale, as that stove has been in our lives for nearly 7 years without ever reaching its full

June 29, 2021 – Photo

I included a photo of a marmot a while back but this one is from a completely different perspective. While out on a hike, I noticed one sticking its nose out of the end of a pipe. As I got closer, it retreated into the pipe and proceeded to make a lot of noisy ‘chirps’

June 28, 2021 – Reasonable Doubt

Boy, I’m not sure what’s going on with my husband but his enthusiasm to move seems to be waning rapidly. We were so gung ho at first, running around like maniacs, trying to complete a bunch of stalled projects from the past several years. And now that nearly everything is done, we are sitting in

June 27, 2021 – Photo

Well, it appears it won’t be long before we’ll be leaving. We had our first showing today and another is scheduled for tomorrow. When I think about what I’ll miss the most once I’ve packed my last bag and loaded up the car, it is the abundance of nature and beauty here. No matter which

June 26, 2021 – In the nick of time.

Someone must be looking out for me because the timing of everything taking place couldn’t be more perfect. For the last two weeks, my husband and I have been preparing our house to get it ready to go on the market, and it officially listed today. But it’s what happened yesterday that’s much more newsworthy

June 25, 2021 – Photo

Alright, my friends, I’m pulling another photo out of the vault because I’ve had no time for much other than working on the house and getting it ready to put on the market. This photo I took in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. My husband was driving while I was sat in the passenger seat and took

June 24, 2021 – All bark and no bite.

If you had told me that once we made the decision to move, that we would have our home listed in just over 2 weeks, I would have told you to get your head examined. Knowing what needed to be done in order to get it ready to put on the market, 6 months rather

June 23, 2021 – Photo

I’m pulling something out of ‘the vault’ today because since we decided to sell our home, I haven’t had a chance to use my camera (other than to take pictures of junk I want to get rid of on Craigslist). Anyway, while attending photography class (ten years ago?), our instructor asked us to do a

June 22, 2021 – Assemble first, read instructions later.

First of all, I’d like to make an observation. What is it about wet paint that is so enticing to winged insects? Are they all on a suicide mission or what? Just once, I’d like to paint something outside and not have to pick a bunch of dead bugs off the surface afterward. Today, I

June 21, 2021 – Original Artwork

This painting is called ‘Tulips in Acrylic’. I know, the title’s not very original but I couldn’t think of anything else to call it at the time. Truth be told, it’s a photo of my painting because it’s too big to fit in my scanner and I’m too cheap to pay the local art supply