May 2023 Grapevine

It’s been a pretty nice spring in our area. We often have a season that goes from 50 degree days then jumps directly in to the 80 degree summer. It’s been refreshing having some time of 70 degree days and cool nights. I’m enjoying it while I can because I certainly don’t expect it toContinue reading “May 2023 Grapevine”

April 2023 Grapevine

We’re at the end of the rainy month of April. At least we haven’t had a sudden freeze so we did have the joy of seeing the spring flowers bloom. Of course all the blooming added to the huge amount of pollen floating around the soup bowl of a valley we live in. I guessContinue reading “April 2023 Grapevine”

March 2023 Grapevine

Time keeps flying by. March is a season of change. Today we went back to Daylight Saving Time (I personally like the light later in the day rather than earlier). March 20th is the first day of spring. There’s the saying “March comes in like a lamb….”. The idea is that the changeover from winterContinue reading “March 2023 Grapevine”

February 2023 Grapevine

Welcome to February, the shortest month of the year. I always thought it was a good idea to make the shortest month we have a winter month (not really how it works, but sometimes it’s fun to mess with the reality of life). You would think winter months would be a great time to huddleContinue reading “February 2023 Grapevine”

January 2023 Grapevine

We’re a few weeks in to the new year. It’s usually at time to look back at what was accomplished in the past year and set goals for the coming year. New Year resolutions have always seemed like a losing proposition to me. They often contain lofty and enormous goals that are doomed because they’reContinue reading “January 2023 Grapevine”