It’s A-Growin’
It is truly hard to believe, but the vegetable plants are still green and still growing like….weeds! This is nothing short of a miracle! I just never ever thought it would ever happen, not f...
STOP HUNGER NOW!
Have you ever heard of STOP HUNGER NOW, an amazing international hunger relief organization? I hadn’t until recently when a good soul at Sam’s school started a fundraiser. Yesterday it...
Could It Be A Real Garden?
Despite my great doubts, some green things have actually been a-sproutin’ out there! Caveat: Some things haven’t sprouted at all, but we’ll focus on those that have! In fact, w...
A True Stay-cation
This past week was spring break, and for a number of extraneous reasons we ended up staying local for most of it. At the very beginning Sam and I took a fun overnight trip to Staunton, and then Dadd...
A Geriatric Kitty
It is now officially official — Louise has earned the right to a senior citizen discount on all her kitty treats from hereon in. And she does eat a lot of them as you can see from her pendulou...
That’s Me in the Corner
That’s right — that’s me in the corner, right there in our family/Lego room. Dang, I couldn’t be happier about it. Euphoria is mine. I have a DESK! A real honest-to-goo...
A Garden?
We’ve never had a garden, certainly not a “real” garden from scratch. This year we’re going for it — Daddy Mac even built a wooden frame for some good ole square foot g...
A Quick Trip to Potomac Mills
The plan was the three of us were going overnight for some R & R at a lovely resort in Leesburg. Being six-and-a-half (NOT six), Sam was grumbling that it would be boring. Daddy Mac suggested...