A book is kind of like a river; I simply jump in and start swimming. Melody Carlson The Detoit River with Canada on the opposite bank from Mike’s new workplace…I have been begging him to take a pic for me, so here it is! This pretty much marks the beginning of the new chapter we…
March 14: Flag flying high
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. Harry S Truman I thought I had seen big flags, but this has got to be the biggest flag I have seen flying, and obviously needs strong wind to do so! Thanks…
March 13: Swimming banquet
Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is. Demetri Martin So proud of this moment, joining the swim team after four years of not swimming at school! And, a valuable…
March 12: Indoor gardening
A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by little it grows nothing but vegetables, nothing, nothing but vegetables. Gertrude Stein With the warming weather in February, I could get into the garden a little to do some delayed fall cleanup…like tidying up garden beds and cutting down the…
March 11: Patiently waiting…
Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. Joyce Meyer It was such a beautiful afternoon, and was extended by an hour thanks to the clocks springing forward an hour with daylight saving time today, that Riley and I enjoyed a little walk around the neighborhood. I…