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We spent ten days in Italy with a very specific agenda in mind. We had been to Italy and Rome a few times earlier and wanted to see specific sites that were not open to visitors on our past visits. So we spent three days in Rome and seven days in Sorrento. It was a […]

Just a quick update: We have decided to add a water feature to the back yard. This has been planned for a couple of years but now work has actually started. Unfortunately we had another Nor’easter that filled the water feature prematurely. BOIDS Mammals Fun with Food We had a brunch Easter morning followed by

It is a relief to get our paperwork together, processed and submitted. Tax time is a time of year I dread even though we have someone to process the tax forms. Kayak Adventure 2022-03 We have been out in the kayaks a couple of times and decided that we would like one for each member

It is important to remember that April Showers bring May flowers. It has been cold and rainy here. We had quite a thunderstorm yesterday with BOOMING lightning strikes. I am anxious to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Benji is not a foul weather dog. He does not like going out in the wind and

This blog will also deviate from the usual format because we spent five days travelling to Cincinnati to visit my brother and his family. This involved our first trip on an airplane since the pandemic hit. Before we left, we went to The Stone Church to catch some Irish music during St. Paddy’s Week. BOIDS

This week is a special week around here with two significant holidays. So my blog will deviate slightly from my normal postings. PI Day March 14 is a day for Nerds to gather together and celebrate. In the past we used to host a community wide event to observe PI Day. Two years ago we

I have had the pictures uploaded for a couple of days but just haven’t had time to sit down and craft a story. Winter has not given up on us yet. We have been alternating rain and snow with some bitter cold wind thrown into the mix. The Bay ice is largely gone but the

It is the last day of February here and it is still very much winter here. We have snow cover and the low this morning was eleven degrees. I guess the weather dominates this blog cycle. We had another winter storm and this allowed us to deal with more of the wind-scaped trees. All told,

I was planning to finish out February with one more blog. Unfortunately that is not how it is turning out. We had another wind event and decided to do more landscaping by wind. Another way to phrase it is: Natural Tree Selection. We are expecting another foot of snow on Friday and we plan to

Valentines Day is a very important holiday around here as it is an excuse to doll up Cybil and prepare a feast for the family. The weather has been typical February around here, we get hints of spring and then get slammed with more winter. The critters and birds definitely think spring is a possibility.