June 09 2011
Since the forecast was for temperatures of 90 degrees, I got up early, took a walk in the neighborhood and had 5,000 steps by 9:00 am. I love it when that happens. The prettiest thing I saw on my walk today was this clump of irises. The name iris comes from the Greek word meaning rainbow. Supposedly […]
June 09 2011
Tuesday is quilting day at church. We’ve finished with big quilts for the year, and started making bookbags. Like the quilts, these will go to Lutheran World Relief. We’ll fill them with school supplies like pencils, paper, rulers, and crayons, pack them up, and deliver them to Baltimore for distribution overseas. God’s work. Our hands. […]
June 07 2011
We made our first trip to Longacre Farms tonight. Longacres is the local farm market that has a great corn maze later in the summer. Right now, the best reason to go is for ice cream and for a look at the goats. This little guy was just really determined to get something to eat. […]
June 07 2011
Have you noticed that snails seem to be taking over the world? They seem to be everywhere this year. These two live on my front step. I don’t want to kill them, but I don’t want them around either. I’m not sure if this is a deliberate takeover plan or snails are just very prolific […]
June 05 2011
I spent the last 3 days at the LEAH (Loving Education at Home) convention at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. I sold a good amount of books and spoke with a lot of interesting people from all over New York state. There were a number of vendors there which were family businesses, and the kids […]
June 04 2011
June 04 2011
June 04 2011
June 04 2011
Day 151: 11,004 Steps YTD: 1,364,004 Steps Goal: 1,419,000 Steps Another failing report card. I met my goal of 11,000 steps only 15 out of 26 possible days in May. That’s 58%. Not much better than April. But as in April, it was PARTLY the weather. It just rained way too much. Of course, it was […]
May 31 2011
There were so many people out on the canal path this morning – walkers and bikers. As a walker, I’m not fond of the bikers. Sometimes you can hear them coming and sometimes they announce their presence, but sometimes they take you by surprise. I was with my daughter, Kristen, and we like to walk side […]