Sparrow Tree Journal

On Friday my two new bare root David Austin roses arrived! I didn't waste time; yesterday morning I did the recommended root ball immers...

Marla came over on Monday afternoon (she was off for President's Day) and we had snacks before watching trashy TV for a couple of hours....

It's February break for me, which means no work this week. I love these breaks that aren't tied to major holidays so there's no ...

Sunday afternoon I made a pot of soup from scratch that turned out to be the best I've ever made, along with two loaves of homemade brea...

The last of our snow and ice melted away last night. I'm not sorry to see it go--it always starts to look slushy and dirty after a day o...

Today is an "e-learning" day for the schools in our district. There wasn't all that much melting of snow yesterday, and what l...

 It began to snow around lunchtime yesterday and carried on all day and most of the night. This morning, I'd say we have around 6 inches...

Another winter storm is set to blow in late tonight, and this one may very well set some records--for snowfall!  Readers from more northerly...