Friday, August 27, 2010

Backyard Projects Continue

When I left for work this morning, my back and side yards were a big ole mess of clay and rocks. Then the magicians appeared and fixed it all!

Before:

After:



We're getting there, folks. One step at a time...

And, of course, Patrick supervised the whole thing:


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Blogger

It's been ages since I've actually logged into my Blogger account. So long, actually, that I'd almost forgotten how to use the program. I've been using Live Writer for some time now, but it appears I can't download it on my new laptop, a Mac. Yes, I've crossed over to the other side, the unknown. At least, for me.

Not sure how I am going to work using a program that isn't "Apple" supported, but I am a victim of habit in some ways, so I may stick with this. After all, I've been blogging on this for nearly five years.

But no promises, as I am slowly uncovering the many mysteries of this new computer, and I may come up with another way of keeping to date with this blog.

Yes, I've been busy and I hope my (two!) readers out there understand. Plus, with Facebook, it's much easier to update with a few lines. Still, I understand the importance of the longer written word. So again, I am making attempts to stay on top of this means of communication.

In the meantime, I leave you with this:


Sunday, August 08, 2010

Summer’s Flying By

We’ve been so busy, it’s hard to blog.  I’m back at work, my parents have been visiting, and we’re just going all the time, it seems.

I managed to snap a picture the other day as Patrick was going for a walk with his Abu:

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