Chilly Musings

I’ve been surprised to discover this winter that I’m a demon with a snowshovel.  That’s right.  I keep the sidewalks clear around here, and I do it with a certain innate talent.  I’m not a superhero, like  William Macy.   But I’m good.  I’m consistent.  And I get the job done.
Until I look at the neighbors’ [...]

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Memorial Day

Little Sunshine and I took advantage of the sunny weather to take some pictures of our local cemetary dressed up for Memorial Day.  We still do a fair amount of communal grave decorating here–especially for Memorial Day, which also marks the reliable beginning of spring weather for us.  We didn’t stay long, though, as the [...]

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RavenCroft Farm

I’m so pleased to give a shout out to my good, good friends at RavenCroft Farm, now on the web for YOU.  RavenCroft is my favorite organic farm, mostly because Debi and Dave are my favorite organic farmers,  and they kindly sell me endless bags of spectacular mixed lettuces, sometimes with edible flowers and herbs, at [...]

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Heifer Project Cookies

Every winter, the kids and I help out with our local ecumenical group to raise funds for the Heifer Project.  This year we made cookies to sell at the Winter Market.  My junior high English teacher, Miss Pete, works the table, which means that we just had to make the cookies and drop them off (thanks, [...]

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Pictures from Around the Place

We get about 9 beautiful fall days here on the Palouse–sprinkled amid about six weeks of chilly, rainy, muddy hell.  Today was one of those days–not warm, but bright and lovely.  I wandered around the place this afternoon taking pictures, so you can enjoy it with me.

This is my sister Hoe’s horse barn–freshly painted by [...]

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Idler’s Rest

We went to Idler’s Rest last weekend, much to the kids’ delight.  If you live around the Palouse, you know that Idler’s Rest is one of the gems of Latah County–a magnificent cedar grove, lightly and lovingly maintained by the Palouse Land Trust  to the benefit of everyone who has ever needed a quick, easy get away from [...]

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Buchanan Graveyard

Buchanan Graveyard is one of the many small local graveyards of Latah County; none of them are very old, of course, but if, like me, you have a morbid taste for cemetery tourism, they are often very pleasant.  My graveyard, as I like to call it,  dates back to about 1890, when the town of Cornwall (now [...]

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Moscow Tragedy

We learned about last night’s tragedy at 6:30 this morning, when a friend from Virginia called to make sure we were all right–she’d seen the story on CNN. Throughout the day, we’ve heard from friends around the country, and even around the world.
Our hearts are with the Newbill family, whose loss is unimaginable, and with [...]

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