Last Monday, we did something I said I would never do again... Apple Picking.   The last time we went was five years ago. It was 90 degrees. The Colonel was working. I had to carry two huge bags of apples. The kids were no help. I had a miserable time.  But life goes on […]

Yes, I know it's only October... But this is what happened here yesterday. You can't read the sign in my mum plant. It says, "Welcome Fall." It really does look pretty... My scarecrow looks really cold... The view from the front porch. And to think I still haven't purchased any pumpkins yet! Maybe I should […]

  Recently a 98 year-old lady named Irena died.  During WWII, Irena, received permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto.  She worked as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.  She had an 'ulterior motive.'  Being German, she KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews.  But Irena had a plan of her own.   She smuggled infants […]

I don't really need to remind everyone what today is. I think we all remember what happened 8 years ago today. The Colonel was working in the city at the time and didn't have to be at work until 2:00 in the afternoon. Although he wasn't a Colonel at the time.  He was a just […]