by Susan | Feb 17, 2013 | On My Mind
If it’s the weekend, it must be snowing – at least that’s what it seems like lately. Although the ducks didn’t mind and protested as darkness loomed and it was time to head in for the night.
by Susan | Feb 14, 2013 | On My Mind
Paul and I shopped separately for our Valentine’s gifts for Hannah. What are the odds we both end up giving her the same card? Purchased in another town? Hope you spend Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart!
by Susan | Feb 10, 2013 | On My Mind
A walk through virgin snow. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view. Shadow of faded flowers. Shadow of summer chairs. Critter tracks and tunnel. Forgotten rosemary. The shadows of Silver Maples. Snow covered moss. Frosty seed pods. Barren potato basket. Faded...
by Susan | Feb 10, 2013 | On My Mind
We survived Blizzard Nemo. It snowed and the wind howled for the better part of 24 hours. As a result of the high winds it’s hard to tell how much snow fell. In some areas it’s up to your hips, in others your knees. I cannot remember such a ferocious storm...
by Susan | Feb 8, 2013 | On My Mind
There’s no way you could have missed the talk of the Nor’easter named Nemo heading toward the Northeast. It seems like every time I turn the news on, the projected snowfall has risen by an inch. Here’s a snapshot to show where we are in this mess. We...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2013 | On My Mind
Hannah, age 13, has an email account. It’s rarely used. In my ongoing effort to watch over her and keep her safe online, incoming messages are copied to my email box. Midday, I saw a message allegedly from her arrive in her inbox and took a peak. The message was...
by Susan | Feb 6, 2013 | On My Mind
Feeding the birds this winter has resulted in some uninvited guests. I’m careful about putting out suet before the bears hibernate. From time to time our neighbors’ feeders are raided by black bears. We’ve yet to have the pleasure. I like to think it’s the Ginger...
by Susan | Feb 4, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Tonight was bittersweet. Junior High basketball season (dubbed the craziest season of all) is all but over. The girls played (and won) their last regular season game at home tonight. The eighth-grade players (all three of them) presented their mothers with flowers. A...
by Susan | Feb 2, 2013 | On My Mind
The last time I went ice skating I was a freshman in high school in Fairfax, Virginia. On Friday nights our parents would carpool the group of us girls to the rink where we’d make the circuit, gossiping and scoping out the boys. I did pretty good on the skates...
by Susan | Feb 2, 2013 | On My Mind
It’s a little known fact that I was born in Punxsutawny, Pennsylvania, home to my paternal grandparents and where my father was raised. Growing up the daughter of an Army officer, we moved every 1-3 years for much of my childhood. Most vacations were spent...
by Susan | Jan 12, 2013 | On My Mind
This is the view out my office door at the house. With warmer temps more than two feet of snow and ice came crashing down off of our steel roof the other night. The noise was so loud it woke us out of a sound sleep, our hearts racing as we realized what had happened....
by Susan | Jan 7, 2013 | On My Mind
My addiction to felt birds started this time last year. At loose ends after the holidays, I sat down with my computer and created the Chickadee. Over the course of 2012, my felt flock grew to 41 birds. The patterns started with birds common to the farm and coastal...
by Susan | Jan 3, 2013 | On My Mind
Enough said. Hope you’re staying warm!
by Susan | Dec 31, 2012 | On My Mind
The view at 6:30 a.m. was so beautiful I couldn’t help but stop to take a picture of the setting moon. A fitting way to say farewell to 2012.
by Susan | Dec 27, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
This is my latest favorite picture of Hannah. She’s snuggling Purfessor Snape (aka Boo). For Christmas I gave her a framed copy of this for her room. Snape is her best friend and Hannah is his human. He guards her. At night he’s parked on the foot of her...
by Susan | Dec 25, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
Christmas 2012. Not a child, not quite grown up, she finds great joy in the day. It’s not about what’s under the Christmas tree for Hannah. It’s about us all being able to share the day together. It’s the planning, the preparation, the making...
by Susan | Dec 24, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
My great, great aunt, Elizabeth Stroble, created this beautiful linoleum block print when she was an art teacher at Central High School in St.Paul, Minnesota. Carved with the help of her students, she sent these to family and friends as her Christmas card. Wishing you...
by Susan | Dec 22, 2012 | On My Mind
Written on the 21st with pen and paper – posted online at the library. It’s December 21st, the Winter Solstice, and I sit here writing this post by candle light. The wind outside is roaring like a freight train and rain is pounding on the roof. We lost...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2012 | Critters, On My Mind
Purfessor Snape slinks into the dog’s bed when she isn’t looking. What do you think? Naughty or nice?
by Susan | Dec 16, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
I spent much of the weekend cleaning and pulling out Christmas decorations. This wooden Santa face Mom gave me is perfect for one of our porch posts. I made a garland to frame my grandmother’s mirror using White Pine brush that Hannah gathered for me. An old...
