Homemade Chinese

January 29, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Happy lunar new year! (Photo by Rachel Williams)

As for the other one?

January 27, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

Vanity No. 4 … from JJW’s auto plate archive of when personal expression hits the road.

Candy-striped landmark

January 26, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

The distinctive red bands around the West Quoddy Head lighthouse are to help it stand out in the fog and snow. It’s one of 63 still working in the state of Maine and is at the easternmost point in the United States.

Garden season begins

January 23, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Snow may be piling up outside, but the planning and seed ordering are done now. This is how it looked last year, with the catalog then. (Photo by Rachel Williams)

They’ll soon be arriving. We try to order early, since the coop sometimes runs out.

Checking out the linens

January 22, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

We let our bunnies run free on the first floor during the day. They love to explore, as Pepper is here, but they also love just hanging out in their favorite spots.

So far, they haven’t been chewing on the curtains.

Yeah, laa-de-dah

January 20, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Vanity No. 3 … from JJW’s auto plate archive of when personal expression hits the road.

Gingerbread village

January 19, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Sometime after the Twelve Days of Christmas end on January 6, we take our gingerbread decorations outdoors for the wild critters to discover and devour.

Here’s part of a village inserted into a pile of snow on a tabletop.

Looks like it belonged there all along. The squirrels, however, will soon be scampering off with the pieces.

The driver or the machine?

January 13, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

Vanity No. 2 … from JJW’s auto plate archive of when personal expression hits the road.

Salty and Pepper

January 8, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 4 Comments

Yes, they’re sisters, and they’re our two adopted bunnies. Somehow, pets make a home more of a home.

Tell us something about yours.

Vanity, vanity

January 6, 2020December 1, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

New Hampshire and neighboring Maine seem especially prone to vanity license plates. Their quirky inventiveness and self-expression make our trips around town and the wider region a lot more interesting. Often, they have us smiling or chuckling.