Well, it is that time of year. Sunflowers!!! We still have a lot! Although, Chuck was in charge of early weeding and prided himself on how many sunflowers he weeded out. I was a little disappointed, but I do have to admit, the carrots and beets are large and delicious. … more

These are yellow spotted salamanders and they live in the window well right by the door we use to go in and out of the house. They have always been there. When our kids were little there were always a few. Once 2 went to 3rd grade with Heather. They … more

This is Gretchen. The middle child. She participated in her first Iron Man (Woman) last weekend in Lake Placid, NY. Lake Placid is beautiful! The event, a whole other story. Beautiful, painful, crying, laughing. Wow. Starting at 6:15am with a 2.4 mile swim around Mirror Lake. Maisie and I slept … more

An x-ray of my new hardware. The new hip is great and I know at a point in the near future it won’t hurt. But this is a process and I am 1 month in. Another month or 2 and I should be good to go. The next picture … more