Tag Archives: miscellaneous

What Do You Do for a Ninth Blogiversary?

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Fannie Cranium

Several weeks ago I hit a milestone I never imagined, nine years of quietly blogging on WordPress. Well, I thought we could take a walk down memory lane and play the anniversary post from 2015 because some dreams do become … Continue reading →

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A Special Edition: February 20th is only Six Days Away

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Fannie Cranium

In my small town we support a YMCA.  Three years ago one of the janitors fed me a gym secret. I’m going to share . . . again.  * * * We’ve all done it, made a resolution. January 1st, … Continue reading →

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The Moth

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Fannie Cranium

With winter tightening it’s grip here in the United States, I stumbled across a photo I took last summer of a moth taking refuge on my window screen during the raging fire season. It stayed until the smoke cleared then … Continue reading →

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Eagles Soaring

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

On an early Sunday morning drive in Steilacoom, Washington, we spotted a group of bald eagles flying above our car. My Smart phone is too old to do them justice. I captured two of the eight birds that circled above … Continue reading →

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Here’s Your Sign . . . Septic Smarts in September

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

This is one of those signs from above that says it all. Enjoy the rest of your Septic Smart Week. I know the good people of Sequim (pronounced sk’wim, rhymes with swim) will be joining you. Ciao, Fannie   Save

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Summer Memories Before The Fall

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

My backyard early one morning in June before fire season started. “Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, … Continue reading →

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Frog Flees Attack Rose, Didn’t Make the News at 11

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

It’s June, the month of roses. This rose bush traveled many miles to my garden. The original owner nicknamed it “Attack Rose”. Every time her mother walked near the bush she would get caught in the thorns. I received the … Continue reading →

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The Winter of ’07 Kicks the Spring of ’17

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

Our spring weather is still hanging out with the lion. Cool, windy, dark, rainy, with a few tantalizing sun breaks. After combing through old photo albums, I reconnected with these photos and counted this year’s spring lion in the blessing … Continue reading →

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Woodpecker Lumber

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

The hammering stopped. My husband opened the lid. A 20-pound bag of peanuts spilled into the new bird feeder. He stepped back to join me. Dappled sunlight filtered through the cedar branches landing on the feeder. A Stellar’s Jay’s raucous … Continue reading →

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Accidental Encounters

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

Accidental encounters . . . Some friends of ours visited from the Midwest a few years ago. One of them never experienced wild life beyond citified raccoons. We put them in the car and moseyed two states over and visited … Continue reading →

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