My 55th birthday was my best birthday ever! I was able to go back to Niagara Falls again. Until last month, I had only seen them from the Canadian side of the falls. This time, we started out in Canada and then ended up in New York on the American side of the falls. While the view from Canada is…
Author: Evelyn Hope
Another Ghost Story
Ghost has had an eventful week. Week before last, I was out of town doing tests with a potential new client, then headed to my newest division to help the crew and do new hire paperwork. Happy dance, because I finally have the division fully staffed. It only took 8 months with this post-COVID way of working. My middle son…
Allegheny National Forest
On Independence Day, we woke up and made pancakes and bacon. Life without bacon isn’t worth living. We left camp to explore the National Forest. Jakes Rocks weren’t very far from our camp. We hiked about 5 miles on some really cool mountain bike trails. The Allegheny Reservoir is gorgeous. I had thought I would kayak on Thursday, but it…
Kinzua Bridge State Park
When we arrived in Allegheny National Forest, it was raining on our side of the mountains. We got camp set up that first Sunday afternoon and hoped the rain would stop. Monday, we headed out, even though it was still raining. Not too far away, on the other side of the mountains, the sun was shining. We visited Kinzua Bridge…
Festivus
Do you remember the 1997 episode of Seinfeld where George’s dad starts the new holiday, “Festivus”? George’s dad was tired of the over commercialization of Christmas, so he created a new holiday. That is what I felt like doing last week when I was sitting in church when we received the yearly reminder that it was Father’s Day. Couldn’t we…
Husky Love and other Musings
Until you have had two huskies, you really won’t understand husky love. Lard ham mercy, sometimes I tell them to get a room. Huskies are very friendly and loving — no doubt about that. Wooly Siberian Huskies are known to have a very sweet disposition, as well. When we rescued Ghost 6 months ago, he wouldn’t even play with Ammy.…
Lake Lismore BEE Pottery
I love Bees. I enjoy photographing them, I want to save them and I even build homes for them. Bees make me happy, so it only stands to reason that my team teardrop trailer should come with bee bowls and plates. A few years ago, I bought the cutest ice cream bowls and a couple of cereal bowls from a…
Jazz Paws
In the last four months, I’ve spent maybe a total of two weeks at home. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, though. I rolled out a new division on January 1st and its been very difficult getting workers in the area. Hopefully, in the next few months I will be able to spend a little…
A Dream Come True
God is SO good. I am very blessed. 7 years ago, I felt like I was thrown out like trash. But God and friends. God showed me that I am who He says I am…..and He restored me. I wasn’t sure I would make it on my own, but I had faith that with God and hard work, everything would…
Linville Falls
I was finally able to add the Linville Falls sticker to my Yeti. Yay! I had never been to Linville Falls until Saturday. I’ve driven around the Linville area when my kids were little and we stayed at Grandma’s house on Grandfather Mountain, but had never hiked to the Falls. I’ve always wanted to go It was such a beautiful…
My Little Red Bike 