I’m the kind of girl made for fur. I’m on the petite side of things, small boned, small hipped, with a modicum of upper body strength and strong, sturdy long legs and calves.
Archive for the ‘Seasons’ Category
Sorry, PETA
Posted in Animals, Clothes, Finery, Fur, Legacies, Political Correctness, Relationships, Seasons on October 1, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
The Reluctant Gardener
Posted in Family, Reminiscences, Seasons, Tulips on March 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
My tulips are about to bloom again. This will be their third year. I have spent much of the fall and winter wondering, again, if anything is happening to the dormant bulbs. Did I cut the flowers down correctly? Will any come back? Am I supposed to do something with them? I’ve simply left them […]
A Chance Encounter
Posted in Having Fun, Ladybugs, Natural World, Photos, Seasons on January 3, 2013 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know when it is officially ladybug season, but I am reasonably sure it is not January 2nd in my part of the northern hemisphere, where I awoke this morning to a crystalline white blanket of sheer ice atop cars, sidewalks, lawns, dormant flower beds, even hibernating Weber grills. It’s winter. Nothing’s newly blooming […]
One Day After the Winter Solstice
Posted in Having Fun, Seasons on December 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One minute of daylight gained; the sun set at 4:22 pm instead of 4:21 pm. I didn’t pay much attention to this incremental change, the beginning of what I will eventually experience as languid, indulgent daylight hours, warm evenings that never seem to darken completely. One minute doesn’t seem like enough time to do […]
When it’s Too Hot for the Cows
Posted in Animals, Idiosyncracies, Photos, Seasons on July 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I have a very limited range of air temperature comfort. My body runs cold if the air is anything less than 68 or 70 degrees; my nose is cold, my feet and hands are cold, and I need the electric blanket to warm up the bed before I get in. I might just wear gloves and a winter […]