As I am waiting for a chocolate cake to finish baking, I am aggravated that this Kansas weather has given us another taste of winter. Looking out the kitchen window, I can see the limbs of the trees bending like they are doing some sort of yoga pose. The Dead End sign at our drivewayContinue reading "Watch Your Speed pt.1"

We have been cleaning up our property. Some of you may remember I wrote about the dirt work we were doing. Yeah, still not finished. Lots of trees have been cut for firewood. We’ll keep our shop warm next winter. Hubby & a neighbor cutting trees I won’t say that I’ve got ALL the rodentContinue reading "Pass The Potatoes"

There’s a song title, “She (expletive)Hates Me” by the band Puddle Of Mud. That’s a fair assessment of how I feel about mosquitoes. That puddle of mud in the yard is all about holding onto its water. There are mosquitoes hovering near it. I’m sure they are laying eggs. Probably staring in my direction, thinkingContinue reading "What Does The Mosquito Say?"

I see some weird things I see during my not so normal work week. I’ve got some odd pictures of insects on my phone. Thought I’d share with a description of each. Hope you enjoy. Asian Lady BeetleDifferent from a ladybug. Identifiable by the “M” shape on its more pointed head. They seem to biteContinue reading "What’s Buggin’ You This Spring 2020"

In 2014, my niece sent me Flat Stanley. At that time, she hadn’t been to Kansas, and I had only lived here for a few years. This was a learning experience when I agreed to take this “intern” under my wing. We had a week’s worth of adventures. We worked, played, did some sightseeing, hadContinue reading "The Intern"