May and June This summer ended up being filled with family, friends, and fun. I know, cheesy alliteration, but that’s how I roll. Speaking of rolling, my husband decided to finally buy himself a touring motorcycle. He has owned and ridden a smallish “naked ninja” style bike for years but wanted a more powerful bike…
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Thanksgiving 2024
It’s been a while since I updated my blog. I have been writing a lot, but nothing I wanted to post. A Quiet Holiday Today is Thanksgiving. It’s just me and the hubby, so I had a little time to do some writing. Today has been a very low-key day. The weather can’t decide if…
Summer Flew By
I can’t believe it’s fall already! This summer was so busy, and it just flew by. New House The first bit of news is that we bought a house. It’s a 1907 Folk Victorian with lots of gorgeous original woodwork, plus many layers of “updates” from the 50s, 70s and late 80s. We are slowly…
Looking for Family Connections in Wales
Off to Cardiff We were up bright and early Tuesday morning to catch a train to Wales, where our ancestors lived. On the train to Cardiff, we discussed finding a library to research our history and brainstormed other options to find familial connections. The first order of business when we arrived was to find our…
Stumbling through the fog
For most of the last month I feel like I have been slogging through a dense fog. It seems as if everything has been more difficult and has taken twice as long as it should have. I can point to several things that may be contributing to this feeling, but I think the biggest part…
Christmas with the Kids – AZ came to NY
Christmas 2023 has passed, and I must say this year Christmas was much more enjoyable than last year because our son and his family got to come for a visit. It was so great to have them all to ourselves for 8 days! AZ comes to NY We didn’t do a whole lot, mostly just…