VIDEO: Oct 11, 2024 Vlog – An Amish Produce Auction

This was a gorgeous day, so we went out for a little while before J&E arrived. One of the places we stopped was a nearby Amish-owned store and deli that was really busy…but their produce displays out front were gorgeous! Then we noticed that the produce auction had just started down the road. Even though …
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Monday Maisieness: A Story in Pictures

This morning, as most mornings, I let the PoiBoiz out to play. Maisie, however, is terrified of Elliot, ever since he grabbed her ear as she was walking past him one time. She usually just goes upstairs for the duration… …but this time she put her paw out and begged Pete for his protection. When …
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Supernal Sunday – Sept 28, 2024: Being In God’s Presence

I have been losing the use of my 5th (“baby”) finger on my right hand, and have been working on retraining 60+ years of playing to accommodate. This is my first recording without that finger’s help; the rest of my hand is using muscles differently and still adapting so I only did one verse of …
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Just A Bunch of Photos

I’ve been working on my backlog of unedited/unoptimized/unsorted photos today. Here are a bunch of ’em… New Toy Day For The PoiBoiz September Yard & Garden My Granddog Shylo The Family At Bill’s Birthday Supper Some Beautiful Flowers I’ve Seen Pete Comes Home From The Hospital Approaching A Buggy Early One Morning Misc. Pics of …
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HoWie & The Toms

One of the 4 tom turkeys that live in our woods and spend their days in our yard took a sudden interest in HoWie The Bus this morning. My husband recorded the video, and I adjusted the speed (Tom was taking his sweet old time!) and added the music. Music by Music for Makers

National Dog Day – What Our Dogs Do For Us

You can read about both Maisie and Chuy (probably more about Maisie) on this site…but I want to write specifically, because they are dogs that work for us, about what they do. I will write about Chuy first. Most people aren’t aware that he is an emotional support animal (ESA). He actually started out as …
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