by Susan | Mar 2, 2012 | On My Mind
Me, in my PJs and fleece, walking Hannah to the meet the school bus this morning.
by Susan | Feb 26, 2012 | On My Mind
It’s February and we’re in Downeast Maine. And this crazy little Viola? Yesterday it was t-shirt weather. Today it’s bitter cold with winds howling through like a freight train. Yet signs of Spring are waging an impudent challenge to the calendar. In...
by Susan | Feb 20, 2012 | On My Mind
Here’s a little camera experiment to compare my new cool SLR camera to my old cool camera. This is a buff in the box picture taken a week or so ago with my Kodak Z981 set on automatic. This is a buff in the box taken yesterday with the new Canon Revel 3Ti SLR...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2012 | On My Mind
These are cute little tracks leading right up to the edge of the house. I’m just hoping whoever it is hasn’t taken up residence!
by Susan | Feb 8, 2012 | Family, On My Mind
She works her way up the court – a scowl on her face – a fierce competitor to be reckoned with. She looks like she’s one tough cookie. The truth is she’s such a nice kid that she worries about being aggressive on the court!...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2012 | On My Mind
As part of her seventh grade health class, Hannah created an account at ChooseMyPlate.org. Choose My Plate is a web site produced by the USDA that helps you track your meals and encourages you to make healthy eating choices. It dovetails well with our family...
by Susan | Jan 28, 2012 | On My Mind
We’ve been living in this house we built ourselves for seven years now. Suddenly it seems that we are having a rash of appliance failures. First, there was Hannah’s television, just a couple of months out of warranty (of course). She does not have a...
by Susan | Jan 19, 2012 | On My Mind
Moonset from my kitchen window this morning.
by Susan | Dec 26, 2011 | On My Mind
I bought snowshoes for the family for Christmas this year. We are not the most athletically-minded family, but we do live in Maine so it seems that we ought to have snowshoes. These are the entry-level, all terrain type of snowshoes that I’m sure will work just...
by Susan | Dec 26, 2011 | Family, On My Mind
Santa didn’t come to our house this year. I knew the cat was out of the bag when Hannah asked me with a knowing smile, “Why do you have Santa’s wrapping paper stashed in the storage room?” You see, Santa wraps presents in this special Santa...
by Susan | Dec 24, 2011 | Family, On My Mind
My great, great aunt, Elizabeth Stroble, created beautiful linoleum block print posters. She sent these to family and friends as her Christmas card. Recently, ten of these prints came to me via my mother from another relative. At Christmastime, when I choose one to...
by Susan | Dec 21, 2011 | On My Mind
It’s the first day of winter – the shortest day of the year and I weeded my garden today. Temps in the 40’s makes me feel a bit silly for moving the portable banty coop onto the deck to keep these miniature chickens out of the snow. Is it a redneck...
by Susan | Dec 18, 2011 | On My Mind
On Saturday, Hannah was gearing up for her Outdoor Club get-together. When she put her cap on it hid all her curls drawing attention to her pretty face. I had to pull out my camera just to torment her.
by Susan | Dec 11, 2011 | On My Mind
The weather has been decidedly un-December like for Maine. We’ve bounced between frigid and balmy temperatures so often that our 10″ of Thanksgiving snow has disappeared. Despite the lack of Christmasy weather we’ve carved out some time for a little...
by Susan | Dec 2, 2011 | On My Mind
Hannah, age 12, is playing junior high basketball. She has a new coach this year, one who has been running their behinds off! She’s learned a lot and has had to work hard. Tonight, the Milbridge Tigers won their district championship. Go Tigers! In one of the...
by Susan | Nov 23, 2011 | On My Mind
I’ve been in denial about the coming of winter. I know this is Maine and that I should be grateful for the good weather we have had, but I’m just not ready for winter. Today, mother nature knocked on the door and the time for denial is over. School Snow...
by Susan | Nov 23, 2011 | On My Mind
Hannah cooked breakfast for us this morning – a nice treat. In the process, she used Downeast Thunder Farm’s very first egg. Just for fun we compared it to a grocery egg!
by Susan | Nov 20, 2011 | On My Mind
Today was turkey harvest day. We have been putting this off for a variety of reasons. Too rainy. Too cold – not exactly odd for November in Maine. Too busy. With Thanksgiving just four days away, we simply could not wait any longer. The fact is we liked the...
by Susan | Nov 11, 2011 | On My Mind
I found this picture on Hannah’s phone. I love the pattern of the chickens trying to peck at her toes!
by Susan | Oct 8, 2011 | On My Mind
I arrived home last night after being away for a week of training in York, Maine. It was wonderful to be home. Hannah welcomed me with a plate of homemade brownies. Yum. I was so happy to be home that I ignored the dirty pots and pans stacked on the stove and the...
