The weather is insanely beautiful right now. Still, I feel a little melancholy. I used to love Fall but now…it doesn’t offer quite the allure that it once did. Maybe because I am in the Autumn of my life, so every day is Fall in my world. Things are fading that will never return, theContinueContinue reading “October 12th: This Week at Rock Run House”
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October 5th: This Week at Rock Run House
My last post was in July, just before we headed to New England for a week. I’m not going to offer an account of the last three months (whew!), but I will hit a few highlights of our excursion this summer, since it is relates to what we’re doing at Rock Run. When we goContinueContinue reading “October 5th: This Week at Rock Run House”
July 13th: This Week at Rock Run House
Wow, it has been quite some time since I posted with what, at least in my mind, I call my weekly Monday blog posts. In reality these posts are not exactly running on schedule. Let’s see if I can pull it together. Like many of you, no doubt, we have had a lot going onContinueContinue reading “July 13th: This Week at Rock Run House”
May 18th: This Week at Rock Run House
This post should really be titled: The Last Few Weeks at Rock Run House. We have had a busy time of it lately. So busy that I haven’t taken the time to post at all, which means that this Monday’s post will have to serve as a recap of our Spring celebrations as well asContinueContinue reading “May 18th: This Week at Rock Run House”
April 27th: This Week at Rock Run House
Big things are happening around here this Spring (well, big to us anyway). Just a few of the projects: Finishing the bottom floor of the 19th-century Springhouse and landscaping around the entrance Expanding the cut flower garden Fixing one of the floors in the barn Paul working in the Springhouse A lot more wishes/dreams/hopes/plans areContinueContinue reading “April 27th: This Week at Rock Run House”
April 6th: This Week at Rock Run House
As I write this, the weather has turned cold again, reminding us all of the fickleness of Spring. Not that I am tempted to plant the garden too early or anything — I don’t even have a single seed started. This is the most sluggish I have ever been since I began gardening more seriously.ContinueContinue reading “April 6th: This Week at Rock Run House”
March 30th: This Week at Rock Run House
We just wrapped up a busy weekend for our family, with two of our kids performing in an adaptation of The Hobbit. The play was a delight; the cast had a great time, and everyone involved is exhausted. My daughter and I attended a baby shower for my niece this past Saturday as well. TheContinueContinue reading “March 30th: This Week at Rock Run House”
March 23: This Week at Rock Run House
Things are picking up around here, which includes the roof of what we call The Grotto. Paul bravely faced the windstorm to repair the roof with riveted screws to keep it where it should be, even though this crazy March wind had other ideas. It was blowing so wildly that a little owl (maybe aContinueContinue reading “March 23: This Week at Rock Run House”
March 16: This Week at Rock Run House
I can definitely tell I’m emerging from hibernation (unlike Ollie the Dog in the accompanying photo) because I sent out an email newsletter this morning. Every month, I tell myself to send out a newsletter and most months, I don’t manage to get it done. HOWEVER, this will no doubt change going forward, as theContinueContinue reading “March 16: This Week at Rock Run House”
Hibernating
After the intense holiday season, January and February have found me in full-on hibernation mode. Full disclosure: I haven’t even put all the Christmas decorations away. We still have the Christmas village set up in the guest room. And due to the lack of overnight guests (plus my general malaise), I have not found itContinueContinue reading “Hibernating”