March 2017

Another of our garden bed stories? Not at the moment… Instead I decided to explain our overall concept for the back yard. Since the yard is what we have most control over at the moment, it is where I am having the pleasure of planning and experimenting. I am placing a tax map of our…

Some of you noticed that Emmy became Mr. Ems and discreetly asked “how?” These pups were brought into our home for Josh. He had lost almost all his friends that he spoke with on the phone and we knew he needed more than Mom and Dad. We live in a condo that does not allow…

Probably the most stressful part of this move is the shipping of our puppies. Living in Hawaii they never had to have rabies shots. Moving to the Mainland each of them must have a rabies shot. These sweet puppies have reactions to so many things… their receiving rabies shots was really stressful for us. Would…

As we prepare to leave the Islands in a week, please don’t anyone panic… Our basement, though a huge challenge, continues to make progress. Breaking up and tearing out concrete, taking down pipes started with just a generator to provide light. Care had to be taken. Finally, the electricity was turned on. But, Scott and…

Having mentioned once or twice my obsession with starting our own vegetable, herb, and flower gardens, here I go again. Thoughts of growing our own food without having to worry about pesticides or GMOs has us going all out to discover how to grow as many of our own plants this year as possible even…

We have discussed the purchase of our refrigerator, dishwasher, and wall ovens, but we have not discussed our cooktop other than I mentioned I thought we were going to purchase a six burner Thermador. Well, guess what? I was wrong! We went one more time to the store to check out our different options. Each…

Knitting! I never learned how to knit the way most people do. Maybe Granny Arnold, the neighbor across the street who taught me how to knit, never learned the common way either. But, it worked for her and it has worked for me for over sixty-five years. And now that my vision is quite limited…

So many of you have asked, been amazed, appalled, concerned, and delighted that we are moving to Gloversville after living in the tropics for over half a century. Why Gloversville? Well, on this International Day of Happiness seems the perfect time to address those questions… Besides the fact that Josh died and we needed and…

Oh, I so hope I am not driving you nuts over hazelnuts! I know I am driving my precious hubby to the edge of nuts with all I the plans I keep suggesting for our garden. You would think planting a hazelnut tree is just planting a tree. Plant it and let it do its…

Remember that beautiful bedroom set we found at the estate sale? Well, when it didn’t arrive and we had not received any information as to where it was or why it wasn’t in Gloversville, I started checking. After a a few calls, I learned our bedroom set had not left its point of origin. “Why?”…