The barn roof is painted.

Actually, it is John’s fault that I am doing this. He told me about someone who got this assignment as a present from his wife FOR A YEAR. I thought I would try it for a month. It’s kind of fun. Do you want to see my garden? It is finally plowed after five years. […]

Today the great flood happened inside Kelley Ridge. It was just your birthday, Joe, and I was thinking about you, missing you, and feeling so smug about taking care of your house during the ice storm. Then I left for a night, the pipes froze in the Hobbit Hole, and I returnedto 24 hours worth […]

The thing about being without electricity at Kelley Ridge was that I was thankful–thankful that I was trapped there and not somewhere else. Being there, I could burn wood and keep the house warm. This kept my pipes from freezing. Having experienced a burst pipe and a flood coming from my second floor all the […]

We have all been surviving he effects of an ice storm. cold temperatures, and a snowstorm which came almost two weeks ago. I was without power for twelve days. Luckily I got trapped at Kelley Ridge so that I could keep the woodstove going. This insured that my pipes would not freeze. Jim B., Michele, […]

Sabbath is a day of rest. So Jerry and I decided to have a more restful day than most. We had agreed to meet for a breakfast bar date at Shoney’s. Then we walked through the Peddler’s Mall where he found a leather Civil War pouch and I found a blue glass flower pot. We […]

This is the coldest it has been for several years–single digits. I always worry about Kelley Ridge when it is that cold, so I headed back after school knowing that they had already called off school due to low temperatures. I got there about 9:30 p.m. and couldn’t unlock the gate–the lock was frozen. I […]

Monday saw me back to school, and since report cards are coming out, I was very busy all week. As is my wont, I procrastinated over the break and did not grade all the library folders that I should have. So this week saw me playing “catch-up.” On Monday night Jerry came to Kelley Ridge, […]

We decided to have our Kelley Ridge Open House on Boxing Day this year since Caitlan’s friend Sarah said she felt sorry for us since we didn’t have Boxing Day in the U.S. We cooked a turkey breast and a rib roast, made mulled wine and figgy pudding (thanks to Brendan), and invited friends. We […]

We had a wonderful Christmas day at Kelley Ridge as you will see from the pictures. We had been to the cathedral in Lexington for midnight Mass after gathering with the Clan for oyster stew at the Hall. On the next morning Brendan and Caitlan finished putting the last ornaments on the tree and rearranged […]