The dogs needed to go out at three-thirty this morning. And there was a thin layer of white stuff all over the ground. Grumble, cold, grumble. At five-thirty they wanted fresh water — their bowl was empty. I looked out the window. Still white stuff, and the floors were so cold… At seven-twenty T was […]
Author: stidmama
The Future On Its Way
Signs of Springtime abound! The red-flowering currants are blooming, bright crimson against the pale yellow walls of the house. This morning, the plum tree’s white blossoms have burst open, and on the drive toward town, through yards and forest and fields, ornamental plums and crabapples are exuberantly anticipating the vernal equinox. Dogs are not happy […]
Windy March
In like a LION and out like … well, we’ll see. It was fairly warm the last few days, a few sprinkles here and there, nothing to get excited about. And then THIS morning! Wind, wind, and more wind. The wind blew through the miniature canyon formed between our bedroom wall and the trees on […]
Spring is Almost Here!
Yes, almost here. The equinox is two weeks away. We have daffodils blooming, buds on the plum tree, the Japanese kerria, tulips, lilies and irises beginning to emerge… yes, soon it will be day longer than night, warm more than cold, growing more than dying. The trees look good, and I sprayed to protect the […]
And now a Palindrome
Yes, we have a first-time palindrome in the family. Our younger child turned 11 yesterday… And time has just flown by. He is nearly as tall as I am, his feet are bigger. So capable, so interested in life, so full of energy and promise. I remember when I first held him and he was […]
Middle of February!
Already… Hard to believe time is flying by so quickly. The weather the first week of the month was — unsettled. And windy. And rainy. And the power went out. Twice. Then, for over a week, the skies were mostly clear once the fog burned off, and warmer than normal. Today, it is COLD. It […]
And more rain!
Well, it stopped for a few days, and was light when it did rain for a while. And THEN… Well, the wind kicked up. The rain came sideways at the window early Saturday morning. There was a bit more damage to the carport, but minor this time. There is (again) flooding in many places, but […]
Did I mention the RAIN?
We have an official new record for longest streak of days with measurable rain… in Olympia, that is. Shelton is close to setting a new record also, and since we are partway between, I guess we can lay claim to both! Seattle missed a day last week, so their record is off — though they […]
Old News, recopied from H2G2
Did I mention the rain? (Last Week) Of course, Western Washington richly deserves its reputation as a green jewel. Seattle is called the “Emerald City.” The Olympic Peninsula has the world’s last temperate rainforest. And when I compare photographs of known ancestral origins in Ireland and Scotland to the area around my chosen home… Yep. […]
On Health [musings and a personal whine]
Some things just don’t make much sense. Being ill is one of them. How do our bodies manage to fail us when we have been (we thought) doing pretty well. Even though the weather and holiday visiting had kept us inside much of the last few weeks, still I was feeling pretty good. Putting up […]