Super Rachel Zana's Spot

Our visit to the beaver pond to investigate what those busy little creatures have been up to as they prepare for winter led us to learn a lot more about fascinating beavers. What beavers can accomplish in just a few weeks is truly amazing. One of my favorite forest walks…

Saturday afternoon entertainment involved making a roller coaster for the cat using a laundry basket while I was folding my laundry. The cat was feeling surprisingly sanguine throughout the whole ordeal, and when they finally decided to set the basket back down, he just recurled himself into a different shaped…

The super cheap plastic colander that we got at a thrift store after we got married disintegrated, and I mentioned to Dr. Peds that I might like a metal colander to replace it. He picked out this one, and I love it. I always love cooking noodles, but this makes…

Although this whole last week was a gift of amazingly warm, sunny like weather, the two previous Fridays were more chilly and incorporated snow and ice. We still found lots of interesting and beautiful things on our Friday adventure to the forest. A bonus: we saw a pileated woodpecker up…

I was just (accidentally) documenting what happens when I interrupt him from a zoom meeting for the third time that day to accuse him of eating my red pears.

Having a chair that is the right height for your working desk makes all the difference, even if the right height seems like it would be way too short. A side bonus: a super short chair discourages tall people from stealing your seat. I reviewed all the European country capitals,…

We didn’t trick or treat, because it isn’t recommended in our area, and really, that was fine. In the afternoon all three kidlets at home carved pumpkins. In the end we decided to keep the pumpkins inside rather than put them on the porch because it just worked out better.…

I’m loving this somewhat accidental capture of my buddy throwing ice chunks out onto the frozen surface of the pond. Wherever we go, at any time of the day, he seems to be throwing some object and seeing where it lands.

Now that the weather has turned cold, unseasonably cold, actually, I have found myself looking at the face masks that are strewn about my house and vehicle thinking, “Oh, how lovely, a nice cozy blanket for my face!” It’s all about perspective.

Oh, my social girl. Even when home for days on end, she finds ways to connect with her people.