Category Archives: Life in the country

I am feeling a little sad this week.  A beautiful heritage farm-house sheltered behind two gigantic old maple trees is being torn down and dismantled in the name of progress.  This property is just two homes down the road. I have written about this magical place in … Continue reading →

This is a long story. I’ve chosen to tell it in three parts, over three days.  This is part 3 On Thursday February 27th; eight days after I had initially broken my leg, I received a phone call from the Belleville … Continue reading →

This is a long story. I’ve chosen to tell it in three parts, over three days.  This is part 2 Molly, my sweet irish wolfhound had knocked me down and broken leg during our bedtime walk on Wednesday February 19th.   It took a … Continue reading →

This is a long story. I’ve chosen to tell it in three parts, over three days.  This is part 1 You probably thought I was away enjoying our motor home in some southern destination.   Nope. We did have plans but … Continue reading →

This has been a winter from hell.  We haven’t had one like this since I was a kid.  I’m sick of cancellations.  I am so beyond cabin fever.  We have had:  ice storms, power failures,  plunging temperatures, snow storms with deep impenetrable … Continue reading →