Well, it was inevitable. It had to happen. The time would eventually come when avocado colored kitchen appliances would go out of style. I’m told that was 30 years ago. How time flies! So this week here at the old house we got a new range. A fridge is coming next week. Continue reading
On a recent trip to the garden center I was on the look out for colorful mums and varied and interesting pumpkins. After many weeks of dismal weather, the garden needed some sprucing up for fall. But it was not the mums or fanciful gourds that caught my eye. It was a gigantic pumpkin sitting inside the cold house at Dan Schantz! Continue reading
My new weather station is up and running! Now I can tell exactly what the weather is up here on the top of my hill which is always different than what’s reported in town. The sensor unit is temporarily mounted until I find the right spot, which I think I have and will mount it up higher to clear the shrubs. Continue reading
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The full Oak Moon has risen and the total eclipse has occurred! What a solstice eve this has been and with my new Canon G12, I had a blast taking pictures despite the frigid temperatures and high wind. The conversing of the Full Oak moon, the Winter Solstice and total lunar eclipse only occurs once every 300+ years so it was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Continue reading
I’m reminded of an old Peter, Paul & Mary song, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” in my dismay at the lack of seed catalogs in my mailbox. By this time I usually have a whole stack of all the best and wonderful seed and perennial catalogs for spring, but I only have three rather small and insignificant ones. Are they just late? Are they not coming? Continue reading
This is a nice little book that gives good insight into the art of hearthcraft, what the author calls a central focus of the hedge witch who does not follow the path of a rigid spiritual belief system. Continue reading
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