Ginnine Josete

Let’s be clear right up front…we NEVER meant to have a dog! NEVER! We discussed it so many times and each time it just made no sense for us to have a dog. We moved to Alabama in the spring of 2024 and by November slowly settled into life back inside a real house. After seven months living in a bus (not a built in bus, just an empty vehicle) while we waited to sell our Idaho house it was a great pleasure and pure joy to go to the bathroom without going outside in the rain. Her

It was an extremely quiet day at the Farmer's Market. Who guessed that there would be several fall festivals going on at the same time as...

I walk around the pond that speaks to me and I am enchanted. The ducks take heed of my presence and fly ….. in fear ….in haste….in...

I've always had a complicated relationship with trees. They've listened to me cry, supported me while I read countless books, quietly let...

Here it is May and we're getting ready to plant vegetables again. We're adding a new plot this year so work will be more than doubled....

Here it is the end of February and in case anyone out there was wondering, Yes, I'm still alive. In case you're keeping track, the last...

How did we get all the way to May? Today is the LAST day of April and where am I at? To be honest I'm mostly on the couch reading while...

It's hard to believe February is half gone already. I so look forward to the coming of spring when the whole world comes back to life...

Firstly, I will start by apologizing that it's been so long since my last post. It has been a whirlwind here. December brought kidney...

When I think about the holidays I think about family, love and kindness. I've been so blessed to have so many people in my life who care...

It's Thanksgiving in the United States. As we wait for the scalloped potatoes to cook and the whole house fills with the smell of...

I woke up this morning to the first real heavy frost. It was a reminder that we're entering the season of hibernation. While it's not...

How often do we take a break from our lives? For myself and my husband, probably not enough. That’s likely true for many people. We...

I just finished writing my fourth novel. It's about a middle aged widow named Gladys. The book is meant to make you laugh, to take you...

It's definitely fall, a season by any other name would not be this cold almost overnight. If I put it into true perspective this has...

I've been getting silly on the internet, showing my face everywhere. I've sung songs with my chickens, danced barefoot in my closet,...

There's a big white tent on my front lawn. I'm not even joking. It's sitting there just waiting for people to stop and peek inside. ...

The sun was barely up and my hair was still tangled up in a mass of curls on top of my head where I slung it last night before going to...

Gardening is an occupation filled with peace, hope and joy. I have always loved plants. I remember being a teenager and finding escape...

It was time. It was definitely time. We needed to get away. It has been literally years since my husband and I have taken a break from...