Home sweet home!

The Lord is good!

Don't listen to the voice of the enemy who wants to spread fear and anxiety.

Stay home as much as possible, wash your hands, 

read and watch things that uplift

and turn your eyes to God.

Trust Him to bring us through. 

Turn off the other stuff.

Yesterday, this was me in my favorite reading spot. I have a view out of my south window. The snow's melting. We may have a minor flood in the driveway, but I think the ground will soon thaw and soak that up. 

 In the foreground you see our flooding driveway, 

and beyond the trees the puddles from melting

snow in the pasture. Swans and geese have been

landing in that thin strip of puddle halfway up 

the hillside. I guess the lakes are still iced over.

I tend to pile everything I might possibly need

on the couch next to me when I'm reading.

 This shot is from yesterday. See the thin strip

of water halfway up the hill? To the right of

the tree you can see a couple of swans. Lots of them

came later. Today we had quite a few geese.

Everyone's coming home! Many of the swans

overwintered here.

 My back bedroom has been taken over by art

supplies. I put a drop cloth on the floor and put

all the grands art stuff back there and let them 

go to town. 

 If we run out of canvases we're not above painting on 

cardboard or old book covers!

 My daughter Micah and her family lost her 15 year old

dog, Homer, on Thursday. He'd been sick for a while.

So, the girls did a little art therapy.

I just finished this book. It's pretty hilarious and witty.

Though she makes a few racy remarks now and then, on the 

whole it's a delightful read for bookworms like

most of us. 

I was halfway through the book before I realized

that her husband, George, was George Howe Colt

who wrote The Big House! Remember that book, Glenn? 

Small world!

Yesterday my son-in-law, Adam, made a 10 hour round trip 

down to southern Minnesota pulling a trailer. 

When he came home the grandkids found that he'd

brought them home a black and white spotted pony!

There will be a settling in period to get

the pony acquainted with her new home and

with Micah's other horse. They're separated at present.

She seems to be a decent little pony.

Micah's a pretty good horse woman, though 

she's been in semi-retirement for the last 8 years 

while having lots of little babies to care for.

Now she's looking forward to working with the 

horses. Mom will try not to worry. :)

I trust you're all making the best of this 

unavoidable time of rest. As I drive into

my little town to check my mail I see people

riding bikes and horses, and taking walks with family.

I need to follow their example!

God bless all, and shalom!