Author Archives: Susan

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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July Preview

Happy July. And 4th! We had a nice Canada Day on Saturday and mostly have been enjoying dog walks, bike rides, a lot of yard work, and a couple evenings out over the long weekend. Yay, good times. We streamed … Continue reading

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Solstice Cheer

Hi. I hope everyone enjoyed the summer solstice yesterday, the longest day of the year. It stays light these days till past 10 at night here, which is really nice, and we often garden and do yard work till after … Continue reading

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Copperhead Again

Greetings, hello. There’s much to talk about as the news was just announced from the U.K. that author Barbara Kingsolver has won again for her 2022 novel Demon Copperhead. Wow this time she’s won the Women’s Prize for Fiction and … Continue reading

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Happy Reading

Yay, it’s that time of year again. I’m joining Cathy’s Books of Summer challenge in which I hope to draw from the list of 15 novels below to read over the next three months from June 15 to Sept. 15 … Continue reading

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June Preview

Hi all. Wow we’ve made it to June. We’re part way through the year now. Happy summer for those in this hemisphere. We had a dry, windy, and hotter than usual May so we are still looking for some rain … Continue reading

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Socked In

Hi All. I hope everyone is well. Here we need to stay indoors this afternoon as the air quality is hazardous from all the wildfire smoke coming to us from north in the province. The trouble is the southern wind … Continue reading

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May Preview

Happy May. As usual lately I’m behind in putting up my start-of-the-month post, but it’s been busy. Much to do this spring. And already May has started off with dryer and hotter conditions than normal and the threat of wildfires … Continue reading

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