THROUGH MY WINDOWS

Hi there, it's raining on my patch today. Roger had a dentist appointment, then an injection in his knee and then did the grocery shopping. I stayed home in front of the fireplace tucked into my cozy chair with 2 dogs and a cat as chair mates.  Roger has very good luck with orchids. Blessing #1: Spring has arrived! Our snow is gone. Hurray!  Our first crocuses and violets  of the season  covering our front yard have sprung up and opened up to the sunshine we had for a few days with warm temps in the 50's and 60's.   Clumps of daffodils are appearing around the lamp post out front and along the walkway to the front door. Oh, it is so nice to see these first harpingers of Spring! Blessing #2. White tailed deer gather on the back side of the property waiting for some corn. Blessing #3: Beautiful wildlife. I am still in Pennsylvania. My mother seems to be doing very well right now s...

Good morning! The sun is shining today! Blessing #1.   Oqunquit, Maine I love the snow but I love the beach more. Today I wouldn't mind breathing in the salty invigorating sea air at my favorite beach. Thank goodness March is almost over and our furnace is still working. Blessing #2. We've had so much trouble with it. I do worry even when I try not to but I am a silent fretter. I tell you this story to illustrate that not everything is hunky dory in my life. My little furbaby, Lucybelle, has had a bump on her belly. Roger assured me that it was only a fatty cyst. I felt it right after I arrived home from Maine. For all those who don't know I am major care-giving plus POD for my soon to be 92 year old mother who lives on the "Island" in Maine. I spend a good deal of my time there. But I digress. Lucy's bump drove me crazy but I tried not to explode at hubby for not taking her to the vet. He KNEW from my mannerisms that I was w...

I am so ready for Spring!  Bright colors, warmer days, sunshine, the music birds make, green grass,  fresh air without the bite of freezing cold on my face and hands as I walk  the dogs on our daily jaunt around the property. We have had warmer temps, rain and wind for several days so most of our snow is gone here in Bethlehem.  There's not a lot going on here. Just mundane things like dentist appointments, car repairs, funace problems again, stomach virus, vet appointment for Lucy's stomach bump. Today Roger is back at the garage for an inspection on his truck. Hopefully, it will pass without the problems of his jeep when he had to have work done on the gas tank. Better days must be coming! I am a bit depressed I think today. I feel overwhelmed with all that I have to do before I can leave to go back up to Maine and deal with all that goes on there. I have been quite lazy the past few weeks and now I have a house to clean (we no longer have a cleaning lady, thanks t...

Snowdrops MUTTERINGS Hi there! So glad you could stop by. It's a gloomy day on my patch. Hubby and I are plugging along here. I am in week 2 of "No News is Good News" meaning I have sworn off listening to the News for the next month. It has all gotten a bit much lately  with politics in our country. Instead I have been concentrating  on the good...despite the bad. Yesterday Roger had  very expensive repairs done to his 2005 jeep. Last week I had 2 crowns fitted at the dentist. The week before the furnace had major repairs. You get the  picture. What do you do when money seems to be evaporating?  You economize!  You eat comfort foods! You watch funny movies! That was my plan for when hubby came back from the garage. Ham and bean soup, cheesy Keto skillet biscuits, and cream cheese pound cake. It doesn't get much more comforting than that, especially on a cold winter's night.  We received a very generous gift card to Amazon for Christma...

🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 hi there! Usually my mutterings are first but today I loaded wrong. It's sunny on my patch in the 30's. A wintry mix is expected later. So much I should be doing but... I hope you enjoy your visit! Sizzler, my beloved dog I adopted from a bad kennel situation when she was about 8. This picture was taken in my house before I married Roger and moved to his house. She was a character!  Our youngest grandson, the cutie pie, but we won't let  him know I called him that! Foot path to the shore and fresh sea air. Big Billy This picture was taken many years ago. My parents had this seafood restaurant for many years. This is a picture of a picture. one of our critters. The old homestead on the Island where my mom still lives.It appears I left my car door open. This was taken within the past 2 years with my better camera. Deer Isle-Sedgwick bridge that connects Little Deer Isle to the ...

Ice flowing down the Bagaduce River, Bucksport,  Maine. I took this a year ago on a very cold wintry day.  Hello there, so nice of you to stop by. Today it is sunny on my patch and the snow is melting fast. I was so mild I didn't need a jacket to walk the dogs. They were not best pleased about having to step in and out of snow, ice and muddy patches.  I have been home from Maine for about a week. Most of that time I have hibernated due to cold and bad weather with the exception of going to the dentist to have 2 crowns fitted and to the retina specialist to have an eye injection. Yesterday I finally left the house to do something pleasant like lunch at a favorite restaurant and then on to Joann's to fabric shop for my darling (16 yr old) granddaughter's quilt. She wants 3 solid colors and that is a tough sell for a quilter who loves prints and lots of colors. However, I think I will go up in my sewing room today and dust. It's a room that gets very little use the...