Hiatus

Last year, January was a tough month for me on the blog. Not much was going on and it was hard to come up with a post every day.

This January, I am going to be busy, but not with blog-interesting stuff. I'll be teaching a class at SMU for one, and will be busy at my "real job" as well. But we, generally speaking, don't have a lot of activities planned for the month that will be blog-worthy.

So, I am going to try a little bit of a hiatus for the month of January. I will post from time to time when I have something to say - and you know I will have something to say - but I am not going to post every day this month. At the end of the month, I will evaluate this little experiment and move forward.

I have some posts I still need to get up from the holidays. I have some posts about food. I have some posts I haven't even dreamed up yet. Just not everyday posts. That's the only change.

The good news is, if you subscribe to or follow this blog and other blogs you read, you just have to sign in to see if any of your blogs have posted and go there directly. If you don't subscribe, I hope you'll check back from time to time to see what is new. And I hope you won't hate me for this little change this month. If you don't hate me, I won't hate you. Deal? Deal. Good. Glad we have that settled.

So there you have it. I'm going on a little hiatus for the start of 2010.

Happy January. See you later.

Happy New Year!

I hope the ringing in of the new year was kind to you. I hope you are going to be able to enjoy a day off. And I hope you can use the day to reflect on the kind of year you hope this new one will be. Take time to make resolutions you might keep. Catch up with an old friend. Sleep. Take down the Christmas decorations. Whatever is on the agenda, I hope the New Year is kind to you on Day One. Best wishes for the rest of it, too, of course!

Happy Friday. See you next week.

Best of 2009 - November and December

The last of the recaps - to bid a fond farewell to this year 2009. First the posts, then the photos, in no particular order. Of course, I loved ALL of the "In Your Kitchen" posts but I'm not posting them here because they are all posted just right over there to my left. OK, here we go:

Recap of that October Holiday

The Chase

Mutton Bustin'

Post One and Two of the Thankfulness Project

I Met the Pioneer Woman

Sophie and Sadie


Changing leaves near White Rock Lake.


Those sweet girls.


Alexandra smiling.


Me and PW.
(taken by S)


Baby Andrew.

OK. Done. Whole year reviewed. Entire year about to expire. New Year, new start, new surprises and adventures about to begin. Hope your Thursday - this last day of 2009 - is a good one for you. And I wish you only the very best of everything for 2010.

See you tomorrow.

Best of 2009 - September and October

I might get my review in under the wire...just maybe. We'll see. Here are the months of September and October, posts then photos, in no particular order:

Squirrel Haven Envy

Rest in Peace, Dear Friend

Gabbing with Grandpa

State Fair Marines

Perfectly Woven Web

Ducky Visitors



Water Lily.


Green Leaf.


Orchid.


Pumpkins.


Marines.


Dragonfly.


Orange butterfly, pink zinnia.


Sun through the flowers.


Moth on purple pincushion.


Mums.


Dragonfly camouflage.


Orange on orange.


Autumn mist.


Monarch in purple.
Maybe my favorite photo taken all year.

That's a wrap. Best wishes for your Wednesday. We're going to celebrate Christmas with S's family tonight since we were in Indy for the big day. And then we'll get ready to bring this year to a close, won't we? See you then.

Best of 2009 - July and August

I'm running out of days in 2009 to finish my yearly review! So, up today - July and August!


Here we go - in no particular order, my favorite posts:

A Day Off

And all the Colorado posts, actually.

Ten Years and Counting

The post where I celebrated ten years with my S.

East Texas Weekend

And all the Greer Farm posts, too. Including of course...

A Bovine Baptism

Need I say more!

S-Man, Unplugged

Because how could you not love that face?

Pattison State Park and Big Manitou Falls

Such a pretty place.

Lighthouses

Who doesn't like lighthouses?

Half-Baked Texan

Where I chronicled my move to and half-life in Texas.

This is Unbelievable!!!

And who could forget my big State Fair win? I can't!

And some photos, in no particular order:

A beautiful allium.

Colorado Columbines.

Sunflower and a bee.

Dragonfly.

The cow.

Gas tank wall, Harley-Davidson Museum.

Mossy wall, Pattison State Park.

Water feature near Milwaukee Art Museum

Butterfly on a Wisconsin beach.

Bouys repurposed at a Door County restaurant.

OK, there you have it! Two more months revisited. Best wishes for your Tuesday.

See you tomorrow.

Monday after Christmas

We missed the first White Christmas in 86 years in Dallas!

It's the Monday after Christmas and all through our home, the creatures are stirring to greet the caregivers while I write this poem.


We've had a great time in Indy with my fam, but today we'll head back to Dallas with little glitz and glam.


While here, we played with the kids, fed the less fortunate and watched it snow, opened presents and visited with the grown ups so we're more in the know.

My mother-in-law sent these photos to us, though.

The snow didn't slow down the dogs!

We caught up on the gossip and some much needed rest as well. It's nice everyone had some time off before they again have to hear that school or work bell.


My dad's off to Florida and Torchy too, with visions of warm nights and shuffleboard. Woo-hoo!


We had a nice Christmas and S's birthday, with the best gift of time with loved ones - what more can I say?

The backyard was covered too, of course.

I have lots to share as this year comes to an end. I wish you a wonderful Monday and will see you here tomorrow, my friend!

And that ends the misery - the end of bad poetry. Amen.

Merry Christmas

And Happy Birthday to my S, too.
Happy Birthday, my love!