Spring
Nature Walk Garden Party
“After a long day, I steal a few minutes outside with my camera. All alone. [With children all around me.] Even though I don’t live in a cabin in the woods on a lake, I can find peace in nature right here, in the middle of the city, in the neighborhood, in the garden, barefoot…
Read MoreBike Riding Fun
Last Thursday, one of our neighbors gave us a 24″ and two 26″ bicycles, providing us with some much needed larger bikes. The children were anxious to go bike riding, but we had things that we needed to do before bedtime. The next day, we went to Mass for the Feast of the Sacred Heart…
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Finnian plays in the dirt and tests the watering cans.
Read MoreMore on Global Warming?
Last year, March to April’s average temperature, in my neck of the woods, was 48 degrees. This year’s average temperature for March to April was 42 degrees. It seems that this year’s temperatures have been consistently lower than last years. And this from Cardinal Pellhttp://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12424 Hmmm…could it be “Global Freezing”? 😉 .
Read MoreGlobal Warming?
I just got this email from our friend and realtor (no, we are not selling our house): it’s SNOWING. My deck has disappeared under this blizzard. It looks like it’s never going to stop. This must have something to do with global warming or the CIA. I’m going back to bed to hide until springtime.…
Read MoreSpring Snow
On Wednesday, I took the comforter off my bed and replaced it with a cotton blanket. I was rewarded for my efforts by shouts from my children, “It’s snowing! It’s snowing!” While our snow is nothing compared to that found in other states, it is a rare occurrence in the Seattle/Tacoma area, especially in spring.…
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