My Daily Travels

It never fails that they show up before I get the chance to get their feeder cleaned and filled with the sweet nectar that the Hummingbirds crave. I spotted my first visitor yesterday searching for the bright red glass container that I keep hanging from our Japanese Maple tree. Busy working in the... Sign in to see full entry.

We still have a long way to go to get this section of our yard exactly how we want it to look, but we made quite a bit of progress today. We ran out of time, so tomorrow I still need to paint the shed and John will clean the rain barrel and the gutters. Friday we will progress to our indoor chores... Sign in to see full entry.

My youngest daughter has been recently displaced due to the end of her 15-year marriage. Not feeling her best, I asked her to come to lunch for her favorite meal of buffalo chicken wraps, and then while John installs our new solar lamp post lights, Joni and I will head out on a shopping trip to get... Sign in to see full entry.

Some progress was made yesterday with the removal of a smaller fence that ran along the taller one in our yard. We now have three more feet of added yard space running along the north section of our yard that borders with the marina. After helping John with that, I ran to our local Italian grocer... Sign in to see full entry.

We would hit the road any other time during a two-week vacation, but not this year. We have been looking forward to a lengthy amount of time off so we can putz around our house and catch up on some overdue upgrades and major spring cleaning, so this year we are taking a staycation. After we bought... Sign in to see full entry.

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All the way from Klamath Falls, Oregon, my step-grandmother's Iris bulbs have made the rounds to Utah, Massachusetts, Nevada, and my home in Pennsylvania. After she passed away, my stepdad and mom boxed up her Iris and sent them to her children and to her grandchildren. I am so thankful that they... Sign in to see full entry.

I don't get to go home very often, but when I do I head for the nearest crab shack down by the beach or the bay. Today being Friday always makes me think of seafood and home. Lucky for me, one of my local restaurants is serving up a low country crab & shrimp boil today, so that is where I plan to... Sign in to see full entry.

It is amazing how a simple change can provide something that is so much better. Yesterday, I swapped out my old router for a new one that was provided by my cable company, which sent me a message stating that my old router was outdated. Today, my internet speed is like lightning on steroids. I guess... Sign in to see full entry.

I have been reaching out to Xfinity over the past several months regarding my shotty internet service. Their answer each time was to restart my router. During my last call to Xfinity a few days ago, I complained that for the price they charge me each month there had to be a better solution to my... Sign in to see full entry.