Say NO to June Gloom!

Neighbor's yardwork left this on our fence, but I like it as decor! Generally, I love June. I want to be outside ALL THE TIME, for hours and hours, reading about trees and sitting under trees and writing letters I will mail with Giving Tree stamps: But I had a rough start to this month… Continue reading Say NO to June Gloom!

Beloveds

I am STILL plugging away at a very detailed biography of Goethe, maybe I'll never finish, who knows. I had Friday the 13th off and in the morning read about the writer/philosopher ditching a Prussian government service job to bum around Italy, dropping in on different friends or as he called them, "Beloveds." Let's say… Continue reading Beloveds

Spring Things

Every March I become impatient. When will winter END, is it spring yet?? One way I've been ushering the new season in is continuing a generations-long family tradition: Easter lamb cake. I bought my own mold but knew there had to be at least one trial run: SUCCESS!! A thing I still kinda can't believe… Continue reading Spring Things