I have been improving my back yard these past few seasons, beginning in 2013. While most of my improvement projects that first year...

      This is a picture of my house in Bismarck, ND. It isn't a recent photo - I've since installed a new door that isn&#...

    Mayhem has been hanging around my house a lot lately.  A couple of weeks ago, I had been watching TV in bed with my snoozing pup...

"WOMAN READING" by Ivan Kraniskoy   It's been a long one, but I think the drought is finally over. I don't mean...

  During this long, long winter, I have been addicted to two kinds of TV programs - true crime and DIY. Regarding the latter, I have ...

    Holly, the new addition   In honor of my new dog, I'm wishing you "Happy Holly-Days".      Holly and...

        Happy Autumnal Equinox. Fall is arriving on a day that is decidedly un-fall-like. It promises to be into the 80s F today,...

  "HELLO, NEIGHBOR" by Harry Anderson  Gracie and I are finally able to go into our backyard after a month staying off...

Happy Lughnasadh/Lammas everyone. Lughnasadh, August 1, was the first harvest celebration of the season for the ancient Celts. The Chr...