Labyrinth of Miracles

So, dad had a visitor this afternoon.  An unexpected visitor of the four legged furry kind.  Sherry said they were all sitting at the table when she looked outside and saw a bear in the front yard.  She said to dad, "you have a visitor out front, a bear!"  he didn't believe her so she repeated it.  "there is a bear in the front yard."  so he looked out and sure enough a bear was out there looking for something to eat I am sure.  He had bent the sheppards hook that had thisle seed hanging from it.  Sherry went out on the deck and talked to him and he was not the least bit afraid of her.  He even attempted to come up the deck steps so we are wondering if he will be on the deck tonight.  She also said he attempted to go in the gargage and she shot over him three times before he decided to leave.  Just going over the the neighbors to the east.  He came back once and was checking out the firepit.  She did call the sheriff to fi...

June 15, 2016 When talking to my sister the other day the subject of home came up.  Where is home?  When did you know it was home?   What makes it home?   The place, the people or is it just a feeling?  I knew where I live was home when I came here to help take care of my grandmother when she was dying.  The property has been in our family for over 100 years and we spend many summers in this area when we were growing up but I did not realize that this piece of "dirt" was home until 1998 when I was here caring for my grandmother.  I am not sure what it was that was the catalyst but something made this piece of property become "home" the only place that had a lifelong connection to family.  It was a feeling, a calling of the land that told me I was home.  It was then that I knew I wanted to be here on this property when I retired from work.  My roots are deep in this piece of property as well as my heart strings.  They go deep and s...