Author Archives: maryangelis

To give dear Host Family a little peaceful time on Sunday morning, I left the house extra-early to look around for a church. All week the weather was windy, with blue skies and sunshine by day and frost by night. … Continue reading →

Eagle values its historic tall trees. They’re all over town, gracing its broad streets and charming wooden houses. Even before they showed their spring leaves, they were a real crown of beauty. Here is the town cemetery, founded in the … Continue reading →

For the destination airport, the newly remodeled little terminal is peaceful and clean. I was anxious to alert Host Family about the exact arrival gate, but they didn’t seem worried about finding me. I didn’t know there was only one other … Continue reading →

Disclaimer: Eagle is not the town name. It does have eagles though. Day One: Monday For the trip to Eagle, the plan was to make sure blizzard season was over in the Midwest, then travel in May via Dallas Fort … Continue reading →

Tomorrow afternoon a big rain front is coming in, but in the morning we’re going out for topsoil. This is the big end-of-winter garden event of the year, and the neighbors are already taking an interest. I sent out some … Continue reading →

It was high time to have the garden all spaded up for spring. My leisurely but persistent practice is to start nibbling on the job starting in January, just chopping and turning for 20 minutes a day. One essential element … Continue reading →

In 2006 I found some perfectly good navy blue sheets at the Methodist church needle-exchange thrift shop for about a dollar each. They remained perfectly good with only an alternating quick boil and hand wash on alternating weeks, and time … Continue reading →