Thursday, October 21, 2021

The Creek Chopper

 The creek that runs along the back of our property was overgrown with thorns and thickets when we moved in, so much so that you could hear it but not really see it. So I broke out the clippers and have been hacking through the overgrowth for the past few weeks. I pulled out what is hopefully the final thorn bush today, and just have to clear out a few more weeds and piles of discarded wood to finish it all up. 

Well not quite, I still have to rent a Uhaul and make a few trips to the dump- I've got about two dumpsters worth of weeds and thorns to discard :P



Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Members Finally

 Me and the boys became members of the Hooper Golf Club, one of the top ranked nine hole golf courses in the world. We are some of the lowest ranked golfers in the world, so hopefully a little bit of Hooper will rub off on us.




Autumn in NH

When the thermometer hits 70..

 



Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Happy Birthday, Iria!

 Iria grew another year more beautiful and wonderful today, and we celebrated with a road trip up to the White Mountains and explored a bunch of waterfalls and gorges. Her birthday lands at pretty much peak leaf color season, and how fitting is that?



Time to take the Colbert Questionert!

  1. Best sandwich? - peanut butter and jelly

  2. What's one thing you own that you really should throw out? - old dirndl dress from Germany

  3. What is the scariest animal? - mouse

  4. Apples or oranges? - apples

  5. Have you ever asked someone for their autograph? - Katharine Hepburn

  6. What do you think happens when we die? - a presence of our spirit remains on earth

  7. Favorite action movie? - Run Lola Run

  8. Favorite smell? - a field of flowers

  9. Least favorite smell?  - fish

  10. Exercise: worth it? - yes

  11. Flat or sparkling? - sparkling

  12. Most used app on your phone? - camera

  13. You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: what is it? - 'Jupiter' from Holst's "The Planets"

  14. What number am I thinking of? - 12

  15. Describe the rest of your life in 5 words? - by my dear husband's side