Off The Beaten Path

We had friends over this morning. She and I have known each other for well over a decade. We went to each others’ wedding, our kids were all born within a few weeks of each other, and we usually try to get a visit in at least once a month. It doesn’t always happen. Life…

I don’t like goodbyes. I’m not sure anyone does. Losing people from our lives is painful; and really, it should be. Feeling sad when people leave is a mark of how much we loved them when they were with us. We lost a lot of people this weekend. Two families that we have known and…

We don’t use prescibed or over the counter medications very often. In extreme events, we would, but none of us has needed anything of the kind for many years. Most of our medicinal needs are met with either colloidal silver or herbal medicines I make myself, usually from herbs I have grown in my own…

Last night started well. The dragonflies were patrolling the windows, so we had a nice cooling breeze. We headed to bed a bit earlier than has been possible lately. Husband didnt sleep much at all, due to fiberglass at work the day before. I slept a few hours. The mosquito invasion came at 3am this…

On Saturday, we took the kids to the local parade. They’ve never been to one, so they were delighted by the entire experience. As parades go, it was ‘very small town’ –mostly firetrucks and tractors, about 25 min from beginning to end, but it was their first one, so they don’t know any better and…

I got the weed whacker running. It took an hour and a couple YouTubes, but considering that it hasn’t run in a couple years and I am absolutely not mechanically minded, that’s not too bad. I didnt do a ton of trimming with it, but I did cut a path back to the compost and…

The garlic spray seems to be working. The mosquitos descend en masse at about 9:30 pm. You can hear them coming. Before now, it was required that we shut the windows at that point. For the last few days, we’ve been able to keep at least one window open. By 1030 pm, it is usually…

We’re still fighting the battle of the mosquitos. Friday night was so bad, we chose to spend last night at mom’s, just to get a break and a chance to sleep without being under siege. Had showers, did laundry, charged batteries. The usual. This afternoon, husband and I headed into Town to try to track…

It is hot. Too hot for me, anyway. I am happiest at 22°C and under. We’re in the 35°C range this past week. I don’t want to do much. I did manage to get some more mowing done, but nearly gave myself heat exhaustion in the process. The garden is booming, but other than watering…

At 3am, we were wakened by bloodcurdling screaming from our younger 2. Neither would answer when we asked what was wrong, so for several heart-pounding minutes, we were trying to square up for a fight we couldn’t percieve. It was a bad dream, for one, and the other was startled by the first scream at…