Raspberry Fields Forever

Okay, so raspberries grow on bushes, not in fields.  But the five little starts I planted two years ago (really six starts, but one died almost immediately) have multiplied till it seems they are going on forever into my garden.  I’m giving a bunch of starts away Friday – third time so far this year, not [...]

R. I. P. Chicken Little

My days as a chicken farmer are over, four days after its accidental start. The one very small, very cute chick I bought Monday was DOA in its enclosure this afternoon.  (Or as the sheriff’s dispatch center calls it, “a non-breather.”)  (Or as our paramedics sometimes call it DRT – Dead Right There.) Noah and I dug [...]

Better To Wear Out Than To Rust

The furniture was delivered this week and we have started moving into the new  fire station.  Woo hoo!  I will finally have my own office, phone and computer – can you believe eight years of sharing?  Anyway, Bud has agreed to help get the computers set up over the weekend, even though the internet connection isn’t [...]

Woody Woodpecker Was in My Backyard

I looked out the window and what did I see? A big Woody Woodpecker on my maple tree. Spring had brought me such a nice surprise, A pileated woodpecker right before my eyes. Of course, as I went to get my camera he flew away. So, second best is a photo snagged from the internet [...]

Bits and Pieces

The second heavy snowfall in less than a week has made the area beautiful but hazardous.  We’re getting much more snow from this storm than the last, and I am not venturing out today.   There has to be at least 8″ of snow on the benches out back, with no end in sight till tomorrow.  [...]

Just Call Me Madam Chairman

We had our township reorganiztaion meeting this afternoon, and I am chairmanwoman for the coming year.  Too bad the title doesn’t come with a pay raise – just more work. I’m pretty much recovered from the recent surgery, although still supposed to take it easy for a few more weeks.  Shuffling more papers at work will [...]

The Question Is: Why?

I got a copy of one of my opponents’ financial statements today, and he still has a lot of money to spend.  He probably has more left than I have spent during the whole campaign, and he has already spent much more. During this reporting period he brought in close to $5,000 in donations, with only $100 [...]

My Weekend As a Wing Walker

Okay, I was a wing stander, not a walker.  Still, when’s the last time you rode on the wing of an airplane? In case you’re wondering, the festival and parade were great this weekend.  Friday night was the Cruise-In, with 777 classis cars lining Main St.  Katie’s family went with us to see them, with [...]

Nancy’s Bakery Is Now Open

I got a call requesting my famous oatmeal cookies for the bake sale at our local community festival this weekend.  The only person they are famous with is a local photographer, but that’s okay.  He says they are the best he has ever had and asks why I haven’t brought him any lately every time I [...]

Being a Landlord

My brother and I are landlords, thanks to our departed parents.  We inherited several houses in the city where he lives, which is nowhere near the city where I live.  He is very kind hearted, to a fault.  The fault this time invloves six months in arrears on rent from a tenant because he felt [...]