Susan's Pendulum

Here's a taller picture of burdock (#17) and also a picture of the flowers. I didn't know they were purple. I usually see them o...

If it weren't for the blogs of a few friends who are hype d over the Olympics, I don't think I'd even know they were going on....

We moved gravel today. And dirt. And sand. We thought the pool that had been here was about 4' deep. Well, when the pool had drained...

Five pizzas. Five pizzas, each as big as a cookie sheet. Six people for supper. With the kids going to a barbecue/swimming party this after...

Oh my goodness! Running errands this afternoon, I stopped by church just to peek into the nave and see the change. Late last winter, a co...

53. There's a little bit of DUSTY MILLER in the center of this planter. 54. These MARIGOLDS are the smaller kind. I'm not too fo...

The weather has been awesome the last two weeks. (At least, it has for people! Not so much for tomatoes, corn, and green beans.) Highs ha...

Today on his show , Charlie Sykes brought up playground safety. As if playgrounds haven't been simplified enough already in an attempt...

A friend posted a You-Tube video by Minnesotans for Global Warming. It's not only funny, but makes some good points. However, what is...

51. I have seen recipes for stir-frying PURSLANE or making it into pesto or putting it into salads. But I don't have too much of it ...

I'm not putting poison ivy on my list of species I can identify, because I'm miserable at identifying it. I've tried and tried ...

47. There are lots of people growing gardens around here with PEPPERS in them. But I can't very well go bopping into neighbors' y...

Sleeping Beauty is still sleeping back in her bedroom. It's nearly 9:00. She has been awaking sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 most mor...

Last night Gary watched an Audrey Hepburn movie with Cary Grant in it too. He insisted that I watch it too. It was excellent! I can'...

Had planned to go visit my folks at the end of last week. Vehicle problems interfered. While the van was in the shop and I was grounded, w...

But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to...

[The Lord] said to the sea, "This far you may come, but no farther, and here your proud waves must stop!" Job 39:11 Never again...

For the last couple of weeks, I've been using Palmolive exclusively as the dish soap. And my hands are not chapped. They are not bleed...

The funeral yesterday evening for Milly was crowded with non-members. Our insurance agent sat in front of me. The librarian was a couple r...

A couple of years ago, I walked into Woodman's to find glasses in one of the carts near the entrance, the carts where over-ripe bananas ...