Ice Storm

To every one on my Christmas Card List, I am sorry. Last year I didn't get my cards out because of a broken wrist. This year I had all good intentions. I was visiting my mother in early December and would get cards sent out when I got home. Then this happened:

The ice storm wreaked havoc in Central Massachusetts. Not to worry though, Friday morning after it looked like the worst of it was over we left her powerless house and found refuge in a hotel about 20 miles away. Travel was treacherous, but we made it.

My mother's house is still without power but they say it should be back in the next few days. Then the big clean up begins. I will probably be here through Christmas.

Next year I promise I will get those Christmas cards out earlier!

Thank you Boston Globe for the pictures.

Arugula is getting ready

Gusto

We lost a good friend this week. Gusto was our
neighbor and we used to spend a lot of time in the woods
hunting squirrels and chipmunks together. He taught me
a lot about how expressive a non speaking being can be and my
work improved because of that.

Gusto is the reason we got our own puppy and although he
probably would have been happier being the only dog in our
lives, Gusto was a good uncle to McKenzie.

We all miss him.

Illustration Friday: Opinion

Illustration Friday: Pretend

Illustration Friday: Wise

In the battle of the seasons...

... Winter is winning.

Yesterday...

...was one of those days.


It doesn't get much better.

Stormy

We're in for a wet weekend.

It's Fall!

Time for chores.

Coming Next Spring!

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Sometimes I'm the bunny, sometimes I'm the mouse

Illustration Friday: Routine

She gave it all she had, but when she finished
her routine, she wasn't sure it had been enough.

It still feels like summer...

...but since late July we've been seeing more
and more of these.

At Last!

Time for a little tidying...

Patterns

just for fun...

Every morning

Every morning at sunrise the fidgety brown dog
gets me up for a walk.

Sometimes we find fierce sticks

and strawberries, tiny and wild.

Finally we get to the waterfall.

The water is lovely.

Then we head home,

where I am ready to face the tasks of the day,

and the brown dog is no longer fidgety.

IF: Hoard

Even a hoarder should share once in a while.

IF Worry

Finally..

...Spring has arrived! But you can still see a
little snow off in the distance.

IF: Wide

It's a big wide world out there.

IF: Electricity

There was a spark between them that neither could deny.

Perspective

IF: Fail

IF: Save

IF: Pet Peeves