Friends and Pickles

| August 6, 2013

Friends and Pickles

if you’re a vegetable gardener, you might think getting laid up right at the beginning of the produce season would be a problem, and hey, you would be correct! we’ve started harvesting blackberries, cukes, zucchini, yellow squash, and green beans big time here. ordinarily i would have the canning kettle going full blast by now […]

Some Things I Have Learned

| August 5, 2013

Some Things I Have Learned

so while i sit here, idly watching the hummingbirds fight for feeder space with the yellowjackets, i’ve actually been learning a few things. like there are a lot of heretofore unnoticed logistics involved in seemingly simple actions. making some toast and coffee for breakfast now requires the planning and forethought i previously reserved for overseas […]

Not Much To Report Report

| August 2, 2013

Not Much To Report Report

just a brief post to keep everyone updated on my completely uninteresting progress, ankle-wise. i’ve been home from the hospital now for 24 hours, so 5 weeks, 6 days more to go, according to the doctor. i’ve been carefully making myself get up and scoot around for about 5 minutes once an hour to keep […]

Hikus Interruptus

| July 28, 2013

Hikus Interruptus

1 mile 0mph So there I was, doing what I assumed would be a nice 5 to 6 mile lollipop loop hike up the Escoheag Trail to the Sand Hill Trail to the Mount Tom Trail and back. It was a damp day, a bit drizzly, cool weather. All-in-all I was really looking forward to […]