Where is 2017 going? Wow, here it is almost the end of summer and we are not ready for fall! We have been very, very busy since my last post. Two surgeries, much maintenance, a long trip away and projects galore. A highlight was taking the grandchildren camping to Hungry Horse Reservoir and eating
Hello 2016 Well, here it is another year and as I watch the heavy snow fall, I wonder what surprises this year will bring to Seven Springs Ranch. It is a Presidential election year, so the media is full of campaign rhetoric. We wonder if there will be voracious fires eating our
Welcome 2015! We spent five nice, warm days with the family in Palm Springs, CA. The grandchildren swam every day, and many of the parents swam and played in the pool also. (Of course we ALL loved the hot tub!) We went on a couple of hikes and enjoyed a restful stay.
2014 Will Soon be Over! [https://sevenspringsranch.us/content/images/2014/12/Heidis-Quilt2-sml.jpg]Sunset at Hungry Horse We have had a very busy past few years, with both of us experiencing some minor health issues. The joy of being grandparents comes around every year at the holidays and when the not-so-little ones come to
Fall 2011 Fall is on the wing... Well, here it is early November. We went to Michigan recently – gone for a month. Ron’s mom passed away, and we will miss her very much. Cold and rainy, and we are anticipating a long, wet winter again. Ron has been busy making cupboards for the new kitchen, but
Spring 2011 After a very long, cold, snowy winter, we are having a wet, chilly spring! Ron is busy building cabinets for the kitchen remodel, and I am making things on the sewing and embroidery machine to sell. Am also taking a couple of online classes, and coming up will take a
2010 Whew! Where did summer go? We have been very busy this year (as usual). I just finished rebuilding the rock walkway after it had sunk. This is the third time I have done this, and the last! Grandchildren Forrest and Raven and their parents visited and we loved having the Littles here. We just returned
April and Spring is here It has been a year since Ron’s shoulder surgery, and he is almost all the way back to normal. So that means we will have lots of projects: re-siding the workshop; putting sheet rock inside, building a shed for the boat, cutting up trees that fell during the winter.
2009 - Where did 2008 go? As I sit here, it is beautiful outside – cold, but clear and the sky is resplendant. We just came back from cross-country skiing, but it looks like our days are numbered as to how long we will be able to ski, since the snow stuck to the bottoms of our
family Summertime... And the living isn’t easy! With the warmer weather and the wet spring, lawns and weeds are growing as if there were no tomorrow. Mowing, spraying, trimming and planting are bywords now. The weather ranges from warm to hot during the day and cools down as much as 40
Rain, Rain, Go Away!! For the 4th of June, we have yet to see some prolonged spring days. All the rain and clouds have succeeded in making the grass grow (as well as the weeds in the meadows). All has turned green instead of brown after the thaw. Ron is also on the mend,
Spring? and Ron's Shoulder We went from a weekend of temperatures in the 70s to snow and daily temperatures in the 40s. It snowed 3 inches last night and is supposed to snow up to 7 inches or more tonight! WHEN is spring coming? Even the deer are tired of it, looking desperately for
Spring is here (almost) While it is still snowing, the calendar says it is spring. We arrived home Thursday, March 27 after leaving March 14 for a six week trip to Utah and California then back. We saw some beautiful scenery in Utah and hope to return to Zion and hike the slot canyons.
snow Winter on the mend It is March, and although we still have occasional snows, the birds and animals know it will soon be warm. We have even had ducks try out the pond which is finally thawing. The sky is a brilliant blue, and the stars at night are clear and crisp, allowing Ron
