A light frost was covering everything this morning. First thing, Saturday mornings, Abby and I walk the path through the woods, although now it is a long cotton nightgown with a wool cardigan sweater and hood rather than the breezy cottons of summer. The green cup o’ tea even more welcome in my hand. As [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘nature’
October 24, 2009
A Ladybug Flurry
In the midst of all of last weeks chaos there were a few bright spots. On Tuesday the temperature climbed back up towards 75 degrees and Ems and I were given a treat. We walked outside and the air was filled with ladybugs. They too must have been taken with the warm weather. There they [...]
September 26, 2009
Collecting For Sarah.
They are finally falling pretty steady now, the beginnings of fall. By the end of the week, we should have a nice lot to give.
Thank you to everyone for your kind comments over the last few days as I blasted you with words. Your comments and the subsequent email conversations surprised me and just reinforced [...]
August 20, 2009
Cycles
The tomatoes are blighted. The beetles have about destroyed the zucchini (okay, so maybe I’m not mourning that one). And it appears something (deer?) has eaten the tops of about half of the bean blossoms. The peppers are proliferating and the carrots are still being dug a few at a time for the rabbit. And [...]
August 11, 2009
The Meadow
Being the literary nut I am, I could tell you a million places the girls might have crossed into from that magical bridge I posted this weekend. In reality we were at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA and we ended up in my favorite part of the entire estate….the meadow.
And where does the meadow end….to be continued [...]
August 8, 2009
Toad Love
“Mommy, mommy come upstairs I have a secret. It’s in my wardrobe.”
The wardrobe means a lot to Boo. It is not only her gateway to Narnia, but usually holds her favorite, toys, dolls and other found objects. This time it held an especially unique treasure.
Well, hello there Toad!
She very carefully snuck it into the house [...]
