Kayo's Misc & Etc

What is my blog about? A bit of this and a bit of that. I guess you could say my postings are the Memoirs of an Amateur. I was born and raised in Chicago. My husband and I now live in Frederick County VA, near Winchester. We have had lots critters over the years. Some were ours. Some were visitors. I want to write about the animals, past and present, from time to time. Perhaps someone else can enjoy the animals vicariously. Look for future Tales from the Farm; City Girl Gone Wild.

12 August 2016

Aaah! The Pause That Refreshes

I was just thinking of how the rain refreshes my soul. It truly is "the pause that refreshes." I absolutely love the rain. I often stop and, if I'm outside, I open my arms to welcome the impending rain. After being in California for 40 years where it didn't rain for most of the summer, I love, love, love the rain here in VA. It refreshes my soul. It makes the garden grow. It nourishes my surroundings. I LOVE it! I look around and I think, "This is my green cathedral and the rain is my holy water."

I had another thought just now. The rain is announcing its arrival. I hear thunder. So does Tootsie, our Chihuahua. She's afraid of the thunder so she comes to "hide" at my feet. I picked her up, put her in my lap, and I was comforted as I comforted her. Aaah. The paws that refresh. She needed to be comforted, but little does she know that she did much to comfort me. It's a good thing.

Aaaah! The pause that refreshes. Love it!

29 July 2016

Olson Family AdVENTures: AdVENTures in Blogging

Olson Family AdVENTures: AdVENTures in Blogging: Is anyone wondering why the letters V-E-N-T are uppercase in the middle of a word? (See the word AdVENTures.) Well, in case yo...

Olson Family AdVENTures: Overcoming Barriers

Olson Family AdVENTures: Overcoming Barriers: (Break on through to the other side...) This is my second attempt at a blog over the years. My other blog, Kayo’s Misc & Etc...

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog. It's new-ish and ever changing. Since I've never done this before, I'm playing with the elements so I don't know what to expect. Check back from time to time. You may find something of interest.

Update: although the blog is no longer new, I've been away from it for a while so it's still very young. I moved to Virginia in December of 2015. (At the moment I can't find a way to update the header info that mentions Chicago!) We still have lots of critters around so the focus of my blog hasn't really changed much, if at all. I also started a genealogy blog in July of 2016. I'll include some, or all, of those posts from time to time. Look for Olson Family AdVENTures. So many things to write about and so little time!