Posts by: Carollynn
Last Thanksgiving, while visiting family in Orange County, we made a pilgrimage the original Disneyland. My last visit was when I was 2 1/2 years old. To say I didn’t remember it was right and wrong. Growing up in Orlando, FL, Walt Disney World was in my backyard and we made regular [...]
In honor of my GRRRR Girls, who are just amazing, and most definitely a gift from God.
Just a quick shot of the blossoming cherry branches in my living room.
Water Oak has Allergies and Snots on Everything
By Carollynn On 4 May 2013 · Leave a Comment · In In the Garden, Life After Work, Our Handyman Special
Its Spring, so that means its allergy season. I have my own allergies to worry about – but this Water Oak in my back yard has it bad.
Look at this stuff:
My allergies run to another tree group (Hickory, Mulberry) so this isn’t affecting my respiratory system, but it sure is ugly. Each evening [...]
So winter wasn’t so terrible, a little snow, but days upon days of 40 degree bleary gray days have made the spring delay in the mid Atlantic more urgent. Here’s what the front of the house looks like in mid April.
Fall is in the air, truly, I’ve heard the temperature in the DC metro are only expected in the 50′s on Sunday – yikes, that pretty cool. What really makes it fall for me, is the month of Halloween and the work of one very special individual. He is a fellow blogger, whose work I [...]
I found this on another of my favorite blogs, Pumpkin Rot, today, and just had to borrow the HP Lovecraft text. So, in honor of my favorite holiday:
The steeples are white in the wild moonlight,
And the trees have a silver glare;
Past the chimneys high see the [...]
…in honor of the 1940 Census Records release this Monday, April 2, 2012.
1940 Census http://www.census.gov/1940census/sam/... Created in celebration of the 1940 Census records release, this app allows you to place your favorite face in our historic 1940 Census poster.Download your picture and share [...]
Like many folks out there in the blogisphere, I’ve fallen hard for Pinterest. My step daughter calls it a time suck, but she said it as one who has also fallen under its spell.
I’m in the grip of the “I want it to be spring…NOW!” Mother Nature has been kind enough to give [...]
In our house, unless the NOLA Saints are playing, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl wins every time! Look at this cutie: Fumble, he looks an awful lot like Lexi Bobbles. And much like our own MVP’s Leeloo and Lexi, Fumble was named MVP of the game!
Name: Fumble
Breed(s): Chihuahua/Terrier Mix
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