golly.

 

"She was an adventurer at heart;

but oh how she loved drinking this

tea from this mug in this chair.

Oh how she loved to be home."

*

i didn't mean to be away this long of a while.

rather than sharing detail as to what i've been up to, 

i'll instead just jump in with both feet

offering snippets .. vignettes .. of a year and

then some in no particular order

here and there in future posts. 

upon checking my blog and trying to figure 

out my password, ultimately deciding on a new 

and improved selection 

of letters numbers symbols 

and bunny slippers etc, 

i saw more than 

a few messages inquiring as to my 

whereabouts, concern, and so forth. 

i thank you for your inquiries and i apologize for not

seeing them far sooner! 

i'm well. truly. 

some would question such a bold declaration 

but i truly AM well.

.pinky promise.

{ that's my story and i'm stickin' to it }

in my drafts are oodles ..

absolutely oodles ..

of blog posts.

started but not finished ..

rethought .. reconsidered

nixed or simply set aside

for a later date. 

.onward.

to say we've experienced record snowfall this winter

would be a great understatement.. golly! 

so much snow that at one point our long driveway berm

boasted a thirteen foot wall - 

no where to blow and shovel

even more snow as it continued to fall fast. 

so. 

out to the road in hopes the 

plow masters would take pity.

it's april 20 as i type and while much of the snow has

melted, there's still a sizable berm left to dissipate. 

alas, the daffodils and tulips and iris bulbs the hubs

planted last october are reaching heavenward

in their sweet glory. precious little bits of color.

we're anxious to get the kayaks on the water

but the lake road is still under huge amounts of snow.

when it gets down to five feet it'll be plowed using

a special snow machine then we'll wait for more melt 

and warmer temps as it's still freezing overnight. 

tommy is his name. 

in october during our first snow of the season

he made his way just beyond our back property.

i zoomed in and snapped this pic. he was following

an available girlie dear deer with procreation

on his mind. ahem. it was rut season after all.

this is my garden in march. 

that's a bit over five feet of white stuff.

mid-march i started seeds indoors

and indoors they remain.

our last frost date is june 18 and i'm

itchin' to plant. but wait! there's a 

greenhouse on the horizon!

ordered earlier this week..

i'm beyond anxious.

tapping my little foot

not so patient-like.

May 2022 we stayed at a delightful harvest host

location in washington state .. we purchased

a few items including farm fresh free range

eggs .. once home i made this dish:

arugula, crispy rice, fried eggs,

fresh bread toasted just so,

& a drizzle of hot chili oil.

yUm.

and this dish.

boy howdy yUm.

i'll share the recipe

in an upcoming post.

you'll want to make it.

.pinky promise.

there are days. 

those who get it .. get it.

*

a couple new baby squirrels have

joined our little kingdom.

*

the ravens have been spending

more time in these parts .. creepy.

*

this lovely lady is my mother

on her 91st birthday. she's beautiful!

she turns 92 in may.

but right now she's in need of prayer,

pretty please with lots of sugars.

last december her gallbladder burst

resulting in sepsis and a host of other

maladies, drain issues, etc. she wasn't able

to have the needed surgery right away due

to some rather key reasons

so she's waited a terribly long time.

the hubs and i made two trips to washington

state this year to help out a bit.

*

surgery was yesterday and as the surgeon 

said, "it was a nightmare." he was able to care

for very little even during the four long hours

she was on the operating table. only a small bit of 

gallbladder was able to be removed due to extenuating

circumstances. poor thing had/has a cesspool of grief

in her gut and appears it will remain. 

two of my (431) sisters are tending to her in hospital..

she lives with shirley and her husband.

please .. keep my mother in prayer.

our entire family humbly thanks you.

*

and that, dear ones, is all that's fit to print at the moment.

until next time .. see every day as a blessing,

to breathe, to love, to seek His face,

to know this broken world is not your forever home.

Selah ..... Maranatha!

with love,

.sherry.