We are still in Ohio (until tomorrow afternoon)! John and Christa were given some liquid gold, aka OLIVE OIL, from Uncle Charlie (made from olives picked and pressed by him) in Sicily. I am a bit envious. This liquid gold is GREEN and smells divine. Christa uses it sparingly in [...]
Rick and I are at my nephew John's house here in Pataskala, Ohio (just outside of Columbus) for the Memorial Day weekend. I walked outside this morning and said, "It's summer!" It is hot and sunny... I love it. It sure beats the rain back home in Seattle. (I had [...]
I woke up this morning and, since the household was still asleep, did a little snooping around. Aren't aunties supposed to snoop around? I looked around at the upstairs galleries, at all the beautiful photos of landscapes and people whose detailed faces tell the stories of their lives. John has [...]
A little while back, a barred owl landed on a tree by the path leading to the forest just outside of our door at Ocean Shores. And there he sat patiently for hours! We realized he was waiting for dark to come, waiting for something tasty to come his way. [...]
Tell me this guy's not cute! Rick went outside with a beer in hand, put it down to take a few photos. He then came in saying in an incredulous voice, "A raccoon just drank my beer!" Too bad, that was the last beer. Hopefully, this little guy wasn't too [...]