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Please come back, summer. I didn't really mean all those things I said about winter. It's not prettier than you. You look really good in white, and white is just making winter look fat. Honestly.You're definitely the prettiest, summer! You're not all [Read More]

Making s’mores, using our fire pit, and spending time with my true love. I can’t think of a better way to savor the last bits of summer. Fall seems to be here to stay! [Read More]

We all have our vulnerabilities and weaknesses. One of mine is getting into a bit of a funk in the winter. It's nothing serious really, but it's kind of a bummer (haha). Out of curiosity, I googled the origin of the phrase "feeling blue" to see wher [Read More]

Today was fairly mild and so I decided to dig up my canna bulbs for the season. It had been unseasonable cold and so all the foliage had pretty much died, so it was time. These plants are so very prolific- I always end up with more bulbs to give away [Read More]

It's time for the annual right of passage, winterizing.   I started that process last weekend by bringing in all of the play toys, tools, garden hose, clothes line, etc.  Since we have moved all of the insulation bales that were stored in t [Read More]

This past weekend I replaced my window screens with my winter storm windows. I still have the old 1920's wood screens/storms in 9 windows. In the process I noticed (once again) that the wing nuts that hold the screens/storms in place were in really b [Read More]

Yesterday it was 75 degrees outside. Not bad for the Mid-west during the end of October. But then a cool front moved in and after 10:00 today it was butt cold.... I needed one more day like yesterday so I could drill a large hole in the side of the [Read More]

Night time temperatures are dipping ever lower here in the mountains. Although a smattering of color still clings to the trees the once spectacular canopy of color now mostly lays on the ground - a... Bearfort Lodge: The source for all your rustic d [Read More]

If there is one area that rivals my gardening in obsessiveness, it's insulating. I'm all about the drafts, trying to obtain a higher R factor so I don't have to walk around in my poncho and slippers all winter (ain't that a LOVELY image?!).This start [Read More]

Yesterday, winter seemed to be dragging on FOREVER. Grey skies day after day after day. February and March have the same affect on me as it has on gardenias...... [Read More]