Category Archives: Seasons & Celebrations

Observations of the seasons, particular holidays and special days.

Celebrating Aly’s First Quarter Century

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mark Zeiger

Yesterday, we celebrated a special birthday for Aly: she’s now 25 years old! She enjoyed a rare consecutive two days off, so we stretched out the celebration. The evening before, we made her second choice for birthday dinner, sushi (for … Continue reading →

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Silent Awakening

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Mark Zeiger

For the last few days, Tina Malia’s song, The Silent Awakening (paid link), has been running through my head. All around us, a “silent awakening” has definitely been palpable, as spring advances. Today is the Vernal Equinox on the homestead’s … Continue reading →

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