There are only a few bits of news to tell this time. The weather has remained unseasonably cold for this time of year here, so gardening has not progressed too much, but our chlamydia plants have very pretty blooms coming on and starting their big climb up and around the trellis. I planted some chive […]

Feeling too busy? Wish you could learn to say no more often? I have not had much success at it! My Lenten resolution was to “give up” saying yes to too many things, not only for Lent, but generally. I am trying to finish up the projects still on my plate and then start saying […]

Happy birthday, April 3, to my wife of now close to a dozen years, Crystal! I try to surprise her every year with something a bit unusual from among her many passionate pursuits. One thing she enjoys, perhaps out of her nostalgic sensibility, is playing scratchy old antique vinyl records of original cast recordings and […]