Christmas Season: Merriment, Family, And Fun
CHRISTMAS IS A SEASON OF MERRIMENT, FAMILY, AND FUN. But it can also be a time of the awareness of loss, of missing someone special, or of nostalgia for times gone by.
CHRISTMAS IS A SEASON OF MERRIMENT, FAMILY, AND FUN. But it can also be a time of the awareness of loss, of missing someone special, or of nostalgia for times gone by.
TODAY AT THE CHURCH O’ THE PINES it is gray and gloomy, with a few snowflakes dusting the limbs of the deacons. But it is a DAY of CELEBRATION!
IT IS A BIG DAY AT THE CHURCH O THE PINES, as guys from the Northern Clearing Co. are here, opening up (dead and threatening trees and limbs) the area around our power lines that run to the cabin.
TODAY KATHY AND I TOOK A LITTLE ‘Get Out Of The House’ trip to nearby Crane Meadows Wildlife Refuge by the Platte River.
HERE AT THE CHURCH O’ THE PINES it was a wild and woolly, windy night, with a couple of small limbs landing on the cabin roof.
READERS OF THIS SPACE MAY REMEMBER that a year ago at this time I was touring China. It was a grand and wonderful trip and offered me the chance to see and experience things I never imagined I would.
WITH THE TRANSITION to winter weather in the MIDDLE OF OCTOBER(!!!) most of my little bonsai friends have transitioned into the cold, unattached garage to go into winter dormancy.
SOME FOLKS HAVE WONDERED about the interior of our 95 year-old cabin on Fawn Island. Made from Jack pine logs so long ago, it was in very tough shape when we came along in 1993.
TODAY AT THE CHURCH O’ THE PINES IT IS A RED LETTER DAY, as it is the birthday of one of the Caretakers—Kathy! (My wife by marriage.) We celebrated last night with a nice dinner in the cabin, supplemented by a little wine and an old PBS Poirot Mystery.
SPENT THE AFTERNOON AT WONDERFUL SHERBURN WILDLIFE REFUGE for Kathy’s birthday. In addition to observing and frolicking with grandchildren, always a rewarding experience (and sharing carrot cake cupcakes and hot coffee on picnic blankets)