I started out the morning by turning on every light in my spinning & knitting corner, the better to see the stitches in the dark purple and black blended yarn I was currently working into fingerless mitts. I tend to forget my eyes are not quite as young or sharp as they once were, soContinue reading “Happy Surprises”
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Like a Snowball
Oh joy! We gained 3 minutes and 29 seconds of daylight today over yesterday. I love it when the daylight-gain really starts rolling, like a snowball rolling downhill – a little faster with each passing day. Daylight today was a whopping 6 hours and 9 seconds, with dawn at 10:02 am and dusk at 4:12Continue reading “Like a Snowball”
Post Christmas Thoughts
Some years, the little things make all the difference. Rhonda’s childlike wonder, glee and mischief as soon as we brought out the first few Christmas decorations effortlessly put smiles on our faces. The pups have both been joyful presences in our lives this season. Ronni has been the typical wide-eyed 4-year-old, believing in Santa ClausContinue reading “Post Christmas Thoughts”
This December Morning
The wiggling of two warm bodies burrowing one after the other from the drafty opening they had created at the head of the bed to finding toasty warm spots alongside my PJ clad body barely twigged my awareness. It was 7:30 am and I hadn’t noticed or felt them leave the bed earlier. But IContinue reading “This December Morning”
De & the Dachsies - Our Rambles 