CH Musings

Sometimes you just need some time to sit and enjoy the view. That's what happened to me on this gorgeous Tuesday morning. The temperat...

One of the things that I love about living in the Ozarks is the tendency for folks make do with what they have. It isn't uncommon for s...

The garden is finally planted. All the doctor visits are out of the way for at least six more months, John is doing well at physical therapy...

Foggy, moody morning It is Springtime in the Ozarks, in what might be considered the rainy season. Personally, I love ev...

What a difference it makes to have a new ceiling fan just off the kitchen. When we downsized from a five-bedroom house in the Chicago su...

Summer Tanager It seems that every year I forget how spectacular Spring can be. It seems that every year I am reminded that this is my f...

I consider myself among the winter weary. Even here in the Ozarks, this winter was a little too cold, a little too snowy, and a lot too l...

I couldn't resist posting this picture. I call it Deerierres !  I've seen deer in the backyard all the years we've lived h...

Winter weather can be scary. I'm hoping that isn't the case today and tomorrow with Winter Storm Cleon... As I write at my desk ne...

It isn't often that we see bucks in the backyard. I can count on one hand the number of them that we've seen in the 9 years we h...

'Bout Time Creek after about 8 inches of rain This summer has been spectacular, in my view. With cooler temperatures--right now it...

Springtime Azaleas  One of my favorite summertime tasks is watering the gardens. That is a good thing, because it never seems to rain at...

Sarah, my rogue deer friend The weather has warmed up significantly here in the Ozarks, after a long string of spectacular summer da...

My idea of a perfect breakfast  Despite this not being a perfect picture, this is an image of a perfect breakfast. It consists of two ...

Such a busy springtime in the Ozarks this year. Weather has been the watch word of this season with such monster tornadoes in too-close-for-...

Despite the variant temperatures that during at least one day this month, it required the air conditioner in the afternoon and heat at nig...