It's officially official.

My parents' house is on the market. Please share with anyone you know who might be looking for a home. It needs some tlc, but mostly it needs another family to love it like we did. 

Welcoming Committee

Sunday Afternoon Track Workout

Well, he is 21 now...

Happy birthday! 

I'm not posting my own picture today...

This is my parents' home. Their pride and joy. The house I grew up in. 48 years worth of good memories.

Now that Mom & Dad are both gone, it's time to let another familyove this house as much as we did. This morning we met with the realtor and a photographer to prepare the listing and get it on the market. The photographer, Ethan Haley, brought along a drone and got some incredible shots. This one is my favorite! 

This is what Ed does on vacation!

First, he sanded the logs, and now he's staining the cabin. It's a big job that really needed to be done. It looks wicked good! 

Sometimes Houston goes on our walks with us...

This one seemed appropriate.

I guess they're pretty happy in their retirement home!

I collected 2 more eggs today! That's 4 in their first 24 hours here. 😋 I'm looking forward to more breakfasts like the one I made this morning!

 

Welcome home, ladies!

I've waited so long for this day! Thank you to Ed and Todd for building my coop and the boys for helping with the pen. After having chickens for my whole life, it's been rough these last few years not having a place for them. 

Meet: Rocky, who is already hard at work.

Insa and Red, who have started excavating the pen.

And Eden, who's a li'l bit shy. 

Work/family Day

The best crew! And we had a big job to tackle...

Such beautiful work!

This one is tough...

It's finally porch-sitting season, again!

We've been waiting all winter for this! I did have to put on Dad's flannel shirt, though. It's not quite warm enough for short sleeves. That's okay; wearing his old shirts makes me smile. He was from the generation of men who always wore button-down shirts, tucked in, and pants belted. Whether he was staying home, or not. After Mom passed, he didn't have her help anymore to button his cuffs, so he took all of his shirts to a seamstress. She added velcro strips to the inside of cuffs, but left the buttons on so that nobody could tell. A simple fix that meant he could maintain his style! 

Can you see it?

Pretty Pansies

Yesterday I visited my parents' grave to prepare the li'l flowerbed for spring. I discovered that a couple of the pansies from last year have taken root! 

It's nice to have grown kids who will spoil you once in a while!

I've just recently become allergic to dairy. I had been lamenting that I miss ice cream the most. As it turns out, I don't have to. This tastes exactly like the original, which is my very favorite! 

You have GOT to be kidding me!

Not today!

Lake Auburn looked more like the ocean during today's storm, so needless to say, we didn't sit at that table to eat our picnic. We stayed warm and dry in the car, thank you very much! 

Of course!

"Whatchya doin' in there?'"

"Me? Oh! Oh, nothing. I'm not hanging curtains in the chicken coop. I would never do something silly like that!"

Or would I? These chickens are gonna be way more spoiled than the ones I had before. 🤣 I'm at a different time of my life now!

Here we go, again...

Solar Eclipse 2024

We weren't near totality, so we just goofed off, instead. 🤣

Oh, what a tangled web...

 

We got the netting put up over the top of the chicken pen, but it sure was a challenge! 

Houston knows exactly what to do on another dreary day...

Happy 6th birthday, George!

We're not finding flowers today...

Mother Nature is hitting New England with nasty Nor'easter! Lots of wet, heavy snow and strong wind gusts. We've only gotten a bit of it, but I know a lot of other people who are in a mess. George doesn't mind another taste of winter, though. It's his favorite! 

Crocus

I naturalize my spring flowering bulbs when I plant them in the fall, so I never know where they're going to pop up. It's so fun to walk around and search for them! 

Makin' BIG plans...

So happy to see you!

These bright li'l spots of color are so welcome!