Reenie, of Reenie’s Reach, left us yesterday afternoon. I haven’t taken it in, not completely, not yet, probably not ever. The internet is where I met Reenie, and where we got to know one another. It was our only avenue of connection. How do human threads of attachment grow so strong in such an environment?… Continue reading Reenie
Category: August
August Entries
Breezes
Saturday, August 1, 2015, 7:45 a.m. What a lovely morning! The sun is just peeking over the treetops, the breeze is cool and delicious. At times like this I am very happy to be sitting in the country house. The one ring on the telephone the other day was my sister. She called but something… Continue reading Breezes
Pine Stump
On YouTube I just saw an ad for a video game, full of guns, guns guns, muscles, muscles, muscles, bad guys, bad guys, bad guys and gun brandishing heroes, heroes heroes. The bad guys were big and bad, all different kinds of ugly. You could tell who was bad and who was not, just by… Continue reading Pine Stump
Fond Farewell Benny
A sad day today for our family. Luna’s dog Benny was bitten by a tick last spring, and her health has been deterioring ever since, she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease shortly after she was bitten by the tick, the medication did not help in her case. She came to visit us on Sunday, with… Continue reading Fond Farewell Benny
Pressure Canner
It ate a whole day, did the new pressure canner. And I did not even touch it! First, I read the manual. Then I looked at various web sites dealing with pressure canners. The general advice was that the pressure gauge needed to be checked annually, either in the spring or the fall. In the… Continue reading Pressure Canner