A Great Relationship Protects

A Great Relationship Protects

It’s blackberry season!  I love to pick blackberries!  Whenever I head out to pick blackberries, I always wear my lightweight rain jacket to protect my arms.  These final days of summer are still really warm, yet my lightweight…
Memories Nourish a Relationship

Memories Nourish a Relationship

I was fixing dinner the other night when, in passing, I noticed the menu board with the cute drawing of me and hubby kayaking.  Immediately my mind flooded with wonderful memories!  Memories nourish a relationship!  Or perhaps I…
Water-repellent Relationship

Water-repellent Relationship

The day was chilly and overcast when hubby and I kayaked Baker Lake, therefore I wore … you guessed it … my lightweight rain jacket!  As water droplets rolled down my paddle, seeking to land in my lap,…
It Takes Teamwork

It Takes Teamwork

It never occurred to me, as I would sit on the shore and watch kayakers glide effortlessly past, that when they raised their paddle up out of the water on one side of the kayak, to then stroke…
Relationship Expectations

Relationship Expectations

I had been looking forward for a long time to kayaking Baker Lake.  I had imagined clear blue skies with brilliant sunshine!  I had imagined stunning views of Mt. Baker from across the lake!  I had imagined taking…
Relationship Takes Effort!

Relationship Takes Effort!

Hubby and I pushed away from the dock and headed out across the brilliant blue waters of Baker Lake!  I was immediately struck with the realization that kayaking takes muscle!  I had no idea.  It’s always looked so…
No Clue What We’re Doing

No Clue What We’re Doing

Hubby and I went kayaking this past weekend!  It was a “bucket list” dream come true!  Have you ever sat on the shore and watched kayakers gracefully glide across the water in their brilliant neon kayaks?  It looks…
Storing Up Offenses

Storing Up Offenses

After a month and a half of hard work, hubby and I have finally finished our log-splitting project!  Whoo-Hoo!  I was standing in awe, gazing at all the neatly stacked wood in the woodshed, when it occurred to…
Thought Zapper!

Thought Zapper!

Hubby and I have recently discovered a brilliant item to help us in our log-splitting efforts … an electronic bug-zapper “tennis racket.”  You put batteries in the handle, then when you press a small button on the side…