We’re planting garden in just about dust

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But we pray daily for a good rain to get things going once it is planted. I went with our friend, Tom, who helped us so much after Bob died, when we were building...

Yesterday we had a memorial service for our son, Javid

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He passed away after a long siege of health issues in February. But we wanted to wait to have a service for him until the weather was nicer and the wild fruit trees in...

With the heat and wind, there are some bad forest fires around the north...

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Fortunately for us, they aren't close, nor are we in any danger from them. But one has already burned 15,000 acres and 144 structures and shows no containment, despite heroic efforts from planes, choppers,...

You know it’s getting dicey when the mainstream press is forecasting food shortages

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I'm amazed to see all the posts on the internet regarding coming food shortages. Of course, we saw that definite possibility with all the weird weather, worldwide, plus the tariffs etc. Yes, we've been...

Well, things are looking up

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I'm finally somewhat used to my new computer (although I still can't use the current photo program; I'm used to the old Picasa 3, which I can't currently download as it has been replaced)....