I think I've said it before, but I always feel as if Spring has its own way of saying, "Look at me, I'm here, I'm here!...

A note to say... Thanks!  for taking the time to visit and comment on the comings & goings in my small-town corner of the world. I know ...

  As my daughter said... "The balance has been restored!" Both kids are free from workload of college classes as their Spring brea...

March...spring hasn't officially arrived, but somehow, I can tell it's coming - it's a wet, grassy smell that means the seasons ...

February often finds us with icy temperatures and heavy snow drifts that make it difficult to get in and out of the driveway - sometimes req...

  January seems to have flown by, and I feel like each day's weather brought something new. One day would be cold with chilly winds ...

Slipping into winter for our part of the Midwest has been gradual, except for the few days before Christmas when the "bomb cyclone...