We have grown milkweed since we moved into our current house, but the last two years saw few, if any, monarch caterpillars. This year, the caterpillars arrived, but they were late. With a recent cold snap, and with the milkweed being mostly used, I worried about some late arrivals. Would they make it through the […]
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Back by request, an update written by the 20-month old: Hi, it’s been a while. But, you know, priorities. The only thing pulling me away from wrecking stuff in my house is the need to save others from the constraints imposed upon me by the one who I call Mama. Pfft. More like Nah-Nah, as […]
Today, February 28, 2025, is a planetary alignment, in which 7 planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—appear on the same side of the sun, allowing us to view them all (mostly) by eye (or telescope). Several people asked if I was going to take a picture, since I have been known to take […]
This post was supposed to go live on Mother’s Day, after my mom opened her gift. But one of my daughters (we are thinking the baby) gave me strep and a sinus infection, so we had to postpone a Mother’s Day celebration. It almost feels like the good old pandemic days! Anyway. Knowing my mom, […]
What a year this has been. As I wrap up the last full week of this school year, I finally have a second to breathe and to realize I haven’t found time to post many Fantastic Fridays this year. It’s not that I haven’t found things to feel fantastic about; it’s just literally, I think […]
This week was spring break, and while last week’s summer weather took a turn toward winter, I was still able to tackle the indoor elements of my to-do list. (The house now looks like it was hit by a normal storm rather than a metaphorical tornado, so—progress!) But after installing a very stubborn ceiling fan […]
If you’ve been reading my blog, you may remember back in September when I blogged about the tree that almost hit me as I was driving (you can read the post here: https://valmuller.com/2020/09/04/fantastic-friday-i-get-to/ ) The event stayed with me for the rest of 2020, and it has made me a more patient, understanding person. As […]
*I’m posting this Fantastic Friday post a day late, after having lost track of time while preparing for Christmas. I never knew how much “Christmas magic” was really just our parents being awesome 🙂 * For weeks, I had been reading about “the Christmas Star” that would be seen shortly after sunset on the Winter […]
It’s not Friday, but it is the last day in November. November is a time to be thankful. Lately, I’ve been reading about how being thankful can help any mindset. As the month draws to a close, I wanted to highlight some of the things I am thankful for—even with it being the year 2020. […]
Earlier this fall, while teaching via distance learning, I was speaking to my students while staring out the window at the beautiful golden sunlight of morning illuminating a tree that finally turned yellow-umber during a year when foliage around here had not been very vivid. Amidst the golden glory, an orange bird landed. It looked […]
