Category Archives: Family

A Special Order

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

My father doesn’t ask for much.  So when he does ask, I try to accommodate.  This time the request was a little out of the ordinary! His turtles – ancient deck decorations – needed new hats.  The straw hats that … Continue reading →

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Gloriana

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

I really wasn’t going to post today.  Three blog postings yesterday seemed like enough; but the winds of yesterday blew away the clouds and today the West Coast is glorious. Neck Point was stunning.  We could see all the way … Continue reading →

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Red Skies

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

My father was in the Navy.  He would tell me a poem for every beautiful sunset! Red skies at Night Sailor’s Delight Red skies in the Morning Sailors take Warning We have a beautiful red sky this evening – a … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces…..

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

It is the end of the year – well, just a few days left, and my time seems to be broken down into bits and pieces of “stuff”; stuff to finish; stuff to start; stuff to clean; stuff to put … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Hands

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

I am surrounded by my Mother’s work and her passion.  The art of Petit Point and Needle Point.  As I am an avid knitter, she was an avid needle-woman. I remember coming home from school and seeing her working at the dining room … Continue reading →

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Rain + River = Energy

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

Yesterday it was raining; it was pouring; the heaven’s opened; the deluge had arrived; the rhythm of the rain was not gentle – it was kettle drums on the roof; yesterday it rained.  It rained so hard that Sophie waited until almost … Continue reading →

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Brilliant Fall Day

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

Saturday morning was full of brilliant Sunshine and brisk breezes at Neck Point!  There were ducks at the pond and cormorants posturing on the rocks.  People and dogs were all out walking and enjoying the sunshine after a dreary week … Continue reading →

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A Scattered Life

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

I am a very disorganized person.  I work and live in Chaos.  There is no rhyme to my reason and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t! Though, on the whole, it works for me.  The advent of Sophie to … Continue reading →

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A Little OCD this Last Week!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

I have been a little obsessive about my knitting this last week! The first and most obsessive project was a little Scarf – I was sampling it for work.  It is a new yarn for me from the Alpaca Yarn … Continue reading →

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Lilac Daze

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

The lilac’s are in bloom right now – and they are gorgeous!! My two lilac bushes survived the fence rebuild.  One has produced great bunches of the tiny flowers, the other, not so many.  You can see lilac trees and bushes … Continue reading →

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