The Red and Black Buffalo Plaid Blanket

When Everett first was moved to Kootenai Health on October 31, 2020 he tested positive for Covid. That meant isolation for ten days. Thankfully he ne…

Riley Learning to Wait

A few weeks ago a friend told me how much she enjoys seeing Riley in the window when she drives by. She asked me if I thought he was still looking fo…

Everett's Memory Garden

When Mom died my sister and I wanted to divide or dig up plants brother Bill might not want in Mom's garden beds. Mom had dug up plants from Gra…

Putting the Gardens to Bed for Winter

Tonight I have a sore muscles and my hands are chapped. I came in covered with dirt and was cold. Then I discovered the power was off. No hot shower …

Learning To Cultivate a Creative Life. a guest post by Carol Roberts

Learning To Cultivate a Creative Life By Carol Roberts Christy asked me to do a guest blog post on her blog last summer.  At one point she suggested I …

Lessons from Trees

“Learn character from trees, values from roots and change from leaves” - Tasneern Harneed In the fall of the year I always take quite a few pictures…

It Is More Than Just a Pickup

When I remember Everett, I have good memories of his pickups.In the time I knew him he had three different Chevy pickups. He loved having a pickup. H…