Lately, big changes have been brewing in Wisconsin, and we’ve decided to make the mountains our home. So we met with an agent on Thursday and listed the Wisconsin house for sale. After signing with the agent, I went home and ate cookies and sniffled. In fact, I may have even cried. I love our […]
Hoar Frost
It fades so quickly.
Everglades
I finally have a chance to post some photos from our trip to The Everglades. We saw so many birds: herons, ibises, pelicans, gallinules. Here’s a beautiful anhinga: Nesting with young: A purple gallinule: And, of course, an alligator:
Key West
A few snapshots from our winter holiday in Key West. We stayed at a Bed and Breakfast called The Popular House. I hate to overuse the word charming, but the B&B was charming. Their kitchen was bright with fresh oranges and McCoy pottery: The living room was trimmed with Dade County pine and featured a big […]
Ishbel, Part 2
A second attempt at Ysolda’s Ishbel shawl. This time I did not leave the half-finished knitting on the airplane. I made this version with Mountain Colors sock yarn, in a delicious berry shade.
Cold Comfort Cats
The windchill is -35F in Wisconsin, and my indoor cats have lost all desire to sneak outside. Gabriel, the snaggle-toothed sixteen-year-old, ventured out to the country doctors last week and came home with a bottle of thyroid medication. That was enough cold weather for him. Snowy, his glamorous companion, has taken over the sunny heating […]
Sun dogs
A pretty parhelion. More are brewing in Wisconsin.
Happy New Year!
I’m finally back online! Despite the accidental deletion of my blog, 2010 was the best year ever. And 2011 will be even better. This year, I’m planning to: Write 1 novel. Knit 1 item per month. Read 1 book per week. Move to Colorado. Start a new career. Adopt and train a puppy. Design my […]