Summer is winding down. My garden is full of overgrown herbs, tomatoes and green beans. I’ve been enjoying that smell – the one that is left on my hands after I pick tomatoes. It’s a greenish, bitter, fuzzy smell. The girls have been playing outside at dusk on most nights and I can tell it’s…

Picking blueberries: A nice long visit to Dow Gardens:   The Saginaw Children’s Zoo:

While I was in California Bea was becoming a good little fisherman girl. I love that she is loving this. I loved it as a girl too. I even used that same little spinning rod. Before heading home Dad took the girls and I camping along the Pine River. An overdue first camping trip for…

We finished off our summer travel plans with a nice long trip to Michigan and a few days in California for Brian and I. I dropped the girls off at mom and dad’s house and went to join Brian at his company’s annual principals meeting. It’s been years since I’ve been able to go to…

My wish will come true soon. We’re heading to Michigan… again.

While Bea was having her weekend away with her friend Mabel we went to the zoo. 

Bea is away this weekend – she’s gone up to the top of Wisconsin to stay at Mabel’s grandma and grandpa’s house. It’s a first – for her to be gone a whole weekend. She loves Mabel’s mom and dad and Mabel’s grandma is a retired teacher so I’m sure she’ll have a great weekend. …

Claire and I went to the little farm near us – Wagner Farm. The rain was nice. I want that sweet garden fence and I’ll take a big rocking chair too.