Weather

July 22, 2011

Too bad nothing exciting ever happens around here.

Maybe we should get a TV.

Then we’d at least have something to watch.

All we get off the north porch are these ho-hum half-hour docu-dramas.

Although I must say, while the plot is a little predictable, there is a modest amount of entertainment to be derived from wondering just …

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Happiness Is…

July 14, 2011

… a July early morning wander through the front yard to see what amazing things happened overnight.

… a perfectly seasoned iron skillet, farm fresh eggs, and a willing chef who knows how to use them.

… watching the other guy work.

And yes, those are tiki lights he’s cleaning up. Are they so retro they’d be …

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Aurora Tetonealis

June 20, 2011

Stop me if you’ve seen this before.

We were sitting on the north porch last night, writing (me), reading (Rick), and gnawing on a bone the size of his head (Winston), when we heard the light shift.

Did you know that you can hear the crystalline sound of the Northern Lights? I only ask because it …

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Why We Love What (and Who) We Love

June 12, 2011

It’s not a comprehensive listing.
http://youtu.be/w9mVXbn_nHc
But it’s a fun dive through some of the video captured in the past six months or so when one or the other of us remembers we have a video function on the camera. Only wish we had captured a few more of you!
Stand by… 2011 is hereby declared “The …

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Something New Everywhere You Look

May 15, 2011

There has been much activity on the north porch this week.

Every room at the Robin Inn has been occupied by busy mamas-to-be.

There’s the fresh green of new grass exploding in the east and west yards…

… and freshly cleaned windows out of which to see it.

There has also been a fresh layer of snow.

This is …

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Questions About A Puzzle

April 27, 2011

This past Christmas, Rick brought three new 1000 piece puzzles into our world, God bless him.

Puzzles are as much a part of the deep freeze of January as is chunky home-made chicken noodle soup, waking up to blindingly brilliant soft rime frost, and the awareness that the time has come to settle in …

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