brother cousin family Mom Orofino It Is All About Family When I take time to step back and try to figure out where I got where I am today, the common thread is family. Spending time with my mom's side o… Read more
school students teacher Celebration Night! I can't even begin to count all the students I have had in my career. Each group I have taught has had something unique they brought into my clas… Read more
flowers gardening gardens iris lilacs The Color Purple As flowers bloom each week different colors emerge under the direction of Mother Nature. This week the prominent color is purple in many different s… Read more
flowers gardening The Best Things in Life Are Nearest "The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of rig… Read more
gardens spring Hello Hostas! Hostas are funny plants to watch. One day in spring I look at the ground and there are tiny shoots popping up. Next time I go check about an inch of … Read more
gardens geraniums greenhouse Spring Migration from the Greenhouse I am still watching the nighttime temperatures, but began the ritual of bringing the plants out of the greenhouse. They wintered over beautifully thi… Read more
cats chickens Kit The Hens and Rooster Working Overtime We let our hens and rooster out to wander around free this evening. With the dogs safely in the house our feathered friends ate some bugs, scratched… Read more
Cataldo Mission Idaho An Idaho Treasure: The Cataldo Mission A few weeks ago when I was visiting family in Kellogg I made a stop at the Cataldo Mission. I love to stop and just be still on that hill above the r… Read more
Lake Roosevelt Lake to a River The drawdown has caused Lake Roosevelt to be the lowest it has been in many years. Driving home each day and watching the changes is truly amazing. … Read more
poetry Another Neruda Favorite Poetry And it was at that age ... Poetry arrived in search of me. I don't know, I don't know where it came from, from winter or a river. I … Read more
cats dogs gardening Strawbale Gardening: A New Project! We have an area close to our potato patch that needs a border. We really didn't want another fence. JEJ had already worked overtime on rock borde… Read more
The Extraordinary Accomplishments of Helen Keller Recently when this picture was found of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan it reminded me of my lifelong interest in this… Keep reading
Strawbale Gardening: A New Project! We have an area close to our potato patch that needs a border. We really didn't want another fence. JEJ had already… Keep reading
What's That Smell in the Kitchen?:Favoite Poem by Marge Piercy Mom used to make a basic potato soup that was so delicious. It contained potatoes, celery, onion, and evaporated milk… Keep reading
Sibling Assignment # 31 : Annie, Sandy, and Goosebumps This week for our sibling assignment we were to write about a memorable musical . Sunday Scribblings word is Goosebump… Keep reading