posted by Shelley
I read a lot. Some of the stuff I read I remember, and much of what I read is stored away in bits and pieces that even I can’t sort out and put together. And then…there is the rare occasion when I have a conversation with someone else, and a few of those small tidbits have a place. Such was the case as I spoke with another about the state of our country, the price of our gas and other depressing things.
I personally don’t look for gas prices …

posted by Shelley
It looks, sounds and smells like summer in the burg. Flowers are in full bloom, the hummingbirds have arrived, and the days are longer so we have more time to enjoy the sunshine. Libby peacefully naps in the rays that blanket the floor, and the pool is close to ready (ok, so it’s not warm enough to swim yet — but the water is looking pretty darned good.) After I poured a ton of chlorine into the green water, the frogs retreated from their sanctuary and have taken …

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Who works harder on weekends? We do! First day of summer vacation and we’ve been getting the pool cleaned up and power-washing the deck. I feel like I’m 100 (I’ve been under the weather, so really I feel 110), but with about another hour of scrubbing tomorrow — it will be ready to seal. I’m hoping the flower that I’ve been photographing won’t croak, poisoned by the deck cleaner that we tried so hard to keep off of it.
The good news is — there are steaks in the …

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School is out for the summer. Although rain has softly fallen for much of the day, it hasn’t dampened my excitement about having this school year behind me. It’s too bad that we’re sick — I would be up for some type of celebration. And how smart is this? I went outside in this rain to capture a photo (coughing like crazy!) just so I could include it here. (For those of you playing along at home …the whole rain on the flower thing is supposed to correlate …