Our Country Lane Life

January and early February were a blend of snow, extreme cold day after day after day, furnace problems and the most challenging: insurance ...

George and I met up with Jessica one day last summer to check out some antique shops in Frederick, MD. It felt so strange to us to be out an...

 What a difference a day makes. I was hoping to go to a state park yesterday for a first day hike to celebrate the New Year.  But it was SO ...

 It's a bit warmer today...it feels like 4 above instead of negative 1. Heat wave! (so to speak)  We are currently under a winter storm ...

 When we had the store, we were always hunting for old doors. A few we sold as is, but we upcycled most of them, by giving them a new life. ...

 When our kids were little, we had a small tabletop tree that we let them decorate, but other than that, we have always just had one. Until ...

So thankful for another Christmas together!  Our resident Santas, ready to hand out presents. And there were plenty of presents to hand out....