Author Archives: Susan

The Observer

Hi. I hope everyone is well. We’re supposed to have our first snowstorm this week, which is not too unusual considering it’s almost Halloween time, but am I ready for it? Nooo. Last week we had a sunny day when … Continue reading

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October Days

Hi all. Sorry I’ve been AWOL from the blog for a while. I didn’t mean to take this much time away, but my husband and I got sick after our bike trip in Italy with our first bout of Covid … Continue reading

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Pedaling Away

Hi all. I just wanted to touch base that I’ll be taking a bit of blogging break while we’re away on our bike trip in Italy. We leave soon and I have my e-reader stacked full of fall reading for … Continue reading

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A Splash of Fall

Hi. Are you ready for fall? I’m still half in summer mode, but the colors seem to be changing up here. Our Italy trip is next week and we are getting excited and organized. Meanwhile a few literary book awards … Continue reading

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September Preview

Hello. Happy September. I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Our dog Willow, pictured at left, was pleased to get another swim in at the river. Now summer is about over. And I’m a bit sorry to see … Continue reading

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Lucky Red

Hi. How is everybody doing? Gosh we are almost into September now. It’s hard to believe, how time flies. I plan to do my September Preview post next time so stay tuned for that. Meanwhile I had a good time … Continue reading

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Small Mercies

Hi all. I’ve been away this past week visiting my parents at their senior community in Southern California. And just my luck, we’re in the path of  Tropical Storm Hilary, yikes. I guess a tropical storm hasn’t happened here in … Continue reading

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August Preview

Hi everyone, I hope all is well. We are into August now and despite how hot and smoky it’s been this season, I’m holding onto summer as long as I can. It goes by pretty quickly here, and we need … Continue reading

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What the Hay

Whoa it’s almost August. Where did July go? We had some rain yesterday — real rain! — which will help with the dry conditions. And here are two of the three hay bales we produced from our back field recently. … Continue reading

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Summer on the Run

Hello. I hope everyone is doing well. I have been busy so have been away from the blog for awhile. I was reffing the junior provincial tennis tournament all of last week for 12 to 18 year olds and there … Continue reading

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