I was going to call this blog post Plotting, but I wasn't sure whether it was the right word. I was thinking about the phrase garden plot and was trying to make a play on words. But I decided to look it up and discovered a nice blog post that explained the difference between plotting… Continue reading Planning
February can be challenging for a variety of reasons, but for me, it's because I'm over winter. Not that I was ever under winter. (Thanks, Ross) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSK8k_nyUQE Winter begins in November here, and appears to be the longest season as well. At least that's how it seems. Most likely due to this never-ending pandemic and… Continue reading Wooing
On the Fourth of July, I was walking around my backyard with Biscuits and I mentioned to Mike how lovely everything is in our yard this time of year. Last year, I was dealing with the end of my perimenopause, migraines, a pandemic, and a slew of other issues. I had only recently started taking… Continue reading From Where I’m Sitting
I've noticed some changes in myself. Most notably since the pandemic, but it could also be due to my age. Let's blame it on spending over a year inside of my house. I am fascinated by birds. Particularly in bird calls. I felt like the popular girl in school last week when I told my… Continue reading Birds and Plants- AARP Edition
Yesterday afternoon, our bird, Joy, flew out the patio door. It was all a fluke. My husband was cleaning the patio, while I had her out of her cage, watching a video and talking to her. I went into the kitchen to get something, and she followed me. However, when she flew to follow me,… Continue reading The Year that Joy Went Out the Window
I used to refer to each month of tater tots posts as "part 1, part 2, and so on," but I have decided from now on that I would like them to be called episodes. That way I can say, "on this episode of Screw it, I'm eating tater tots..." It's like my the thoughts… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots-Episode 16
