May 7th – We caught a snatch of sunshine today — just a few hours so Jim got up from resting with a cold and headed out to the lawn. The “lawn” takes about 2 hours to mow and after 10 days of constant rain there was no question mowing was what was needed. Someone said […]
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Creatures Part 1: Roll-call on Residents
April 5th – You could have perhaps predicted our 82-year old house was going to have a few uninvited guests when we arrived after its 8+ years of “alone time.” I knew we could expect wasps and mice based on my childhood experience and can regrettably report we discovered these buzzing outside and darting in […]
Moving In
April 1st – Let me start by saying to those who may be attempting to follow our blog, I do realize a blog is best accomplished if a) the author posts consistently and b) if she or he posts near the time the events happen. And to that end, I will seek to improve. In the meantime, […]
First Day … or more correctly, Night
March 27th (or more accurately, March 28th after 1am): Having driven 12 hours and stopped to let the dogs stretch half-a-dozen times, Jim and I have arrived at Bonnie Bourne. Exhausted, I must admit our first look at our future home was not so much inspiring as terrifying. Jim’s excellent photographs of the house — for […]