tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87499636220291283362024-03-18T16:29:38.429-05:00The RiverEver changing...yet the sameCarla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comBlogger1805125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-71225344712159590982024-03-13T06:00:00.000-05:002024-03-13T06:00:00.146-05:00Ernie! It is time for an Ernie update.Several of you have asked about how we came up with Ernie to be the name of our little copper dog. We stuck with the name that Little Red Barn Dog Rescue gave, Ernie.Ernie enjoyed a big adventure to the winter shores of Lake Superior. It was a grand day of adventure for the little copper dog. Ahoy Matey!Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-44246122527602736622024-03-07T09:00:00.006-06:002024-03-07T09:00:00.159-06:00Anxious for Nothing Hello Friends,My friend Judy gifted me a study written by Max Lucado. The study focuses on setting aside anxiety and fear in this ever - changing world.I will be honest, I can get anxious. Living in an upside down world, I think if each one of us is honest with ourselves, we can say we feel anxious every now and then. Max shares that one way to replace your "anxious" Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-55177282121747622972024-03-06T06:00:00.004-06:002024-03-06T06:00:00.180-06:00It is a Carla Hodgepodge Happy March and today is Wednesday, time for the Hodgepodge.Joyce asks the questions.We answer the questions.Click here to join the fun! 1. Has March come in like a lion where you live?Living in Wisconsin the weather can change in the hour. It is rather difficult to say. I can say this, on Sunday we enjoyed 65 degrees and sunshine. On Monday we had a snowstorm and over an inch of snow Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-12289341201271078962024-03-05T06:00:00.002-06:002024-03-05T06:00:00.137-06:00This and That Hello Friends,A little of this and that from me to you. Our weekly newspaper has a YesterYear section. I had to chuckle to read the February 22, 1884 entry. The first bounty ever paid to a woman in this county by killing a wild animal was paid this week to Mrs. Louisa Demars of Stanfold for dispatching, with a club according to the law, a wildcat that was bent on destructionCarla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-75676284461988607082024-03-04T06:00:00.012-06:002024-03-04T06:00:00.153-06:00Joy List Monday Joy List Monday♥ a weekly ritual ♥a reminder to stop and pay attention to the little beauties and graces that make life magical and to set aside time for gratitude each day ♥ the above kitchen towel, paper weight and message are gifts from a friend... for no reason but to spread kindnessKindness Counts ... Pass It On!Go plant a seed of kindness and watch the world bloom So, plant Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-11683581897158191182024-02-21T10:00:00.001-06:002024-02-21T10:00:00.163-06:00It is a Crock pot Hodgepodge! Hello Friends, it is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge. Joyce asks the questions.We answer the questions.Click here to join the fun! 1. What kind of thinker are you-doer concrete thinking) analyst
(analytical and abstract thinking), orator (logical thinking) inventor
(imaginative thinking) or original thinker (creative)? What makes you
say so? You can try Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-56768347074052774402024-02-19T17:00:00.001-06:002024-02-19T17:00:00.152-06:00February Article for the Cameron Chronicle ~ Sweet Peas Hello Friends, today I am sharing the article I wrote for our local paper, Cameron Chronicle.. "The Little Paper with Personality."
Sweet
Peas
By Carla TePaske of Cameron,
WI ~ The Little Garden That Could
Sweet peas are the perfect
flower if you are looking to add fragrance and romance to your
garden.
Sweet
peas have a hard seed coat. To aid germination you may find it
helpful to Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-88215457864638606202024-02-12T09:00:00.000-06:002024-02-12T09:00:00.183-06:00When it is Below Zero Our 2024 Northwest Wisconsin Winter has been strange.No snow.Mild Temps and when I say mild, 50 degrees.Yet, we had one week of BELOW ZERO weather. And what does one do when you have negative temperatures?You make luminaries and sun-catchers. Fill your bucket with water, toss in your decorations. I used pine boughs, pinecone, cranberries and oranges.We taped another Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-21395814234525404662024-02-07T08:00:00.016-06:002024-02-07T08:00:00.199-06:00January Update ~ The Little Copper Dog Hello Friends,My sister gifted us a 2024 calendar ~ The Truth About Dog People ~ Writer and Illustrator ~ Jo RenfroAs I change the calendar page each month, I will share the illustration and give an update on Ernie our rescue dog. I shared the story about adopting Ernie here.January Update ♥ Ernie has lived with us for 3 months.♥ His paperwork from Texas Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-19330912276308625972024-02-05T09:00:00.002-06:002024-02-05T09:00:00.152-06:00Writing for the Cameron Chronicle in 2024 Hello Friends, I will be writing garden articles for our local village newspaper again in 2024. Cameron Chronicle "The Little Paper with Personality."I am sharing the article I wrote for the January 2024 issue.
Roses
By Carla TePaske of
Cameron, WI ~ The Little Garden That Could
Happy New Year to you all.
As we jump into a new gardening year I plan to pick Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-89220972579049530952024-02-01T21:00:00.001-06:002024-02-01T21:00:00.137-06:00Hello February 2024 Leap Year by Annette WynneLittle month of February,You are small, but worthy—very!Will you grow up like the others,Like your sister months and brothers?Every four years with a boundWith a leap up from the ground,Trying to grow tall as they—All you stretch is one small day!Even then you're not so tallBut just the shortest month of all.Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-2134610021836198522024-01-24T10:00:00.036-06:002024-01-24T10:00:00.131-06:00It is a Pecan Pie Hodgepodge Happy Birthday to my guy! It is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge.Joyce asks the questions.We answer the questions.Click here to join the fun! 1. Do you have a word for the year (WOTY)? If so, and you'd like to
share, please share. How do you decide on a word? If you don't have a
word are you still on the hunt for one for 2024? 2024 will be my third Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-79957370310686506672024-01-17T10:00:00.013-06:002024-01-17T10:00:00.204-06:00The Bear of Very Little Brain and it is the Hodgepodge We are having a cold snap here in Wisconsin. Oh my, the wind. Negative windchill of -20! I have to check the coop for eggs throughout the day or the eggs will freeze. Everything creaks and groans in the cold. It takes a wee bit longer to get ready to go outside as we put on layers upon layers. On the positive side, we have sunshine.And now for the Hodgepodge!Joyce asks the questions.We Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-45666081669256950422024-01-08T20:00:00.004-06:002024-01-09T16:01:47.560-06:00First Day Hike 2024 Hello Friends, since we had our full nest, our family would go on a first day.. hike, snowshoe or ski.With our empty nest, Jeremy and I have continued the tradition. January 1st, 2024 we did a first day hike, as you can see we do not have much snow here in Northwest Wisconsin. And this year we had a little pal join us, Ernie enjoyed his first big hike in the wild woods. Ernie Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-70783636942835736312024-01-04T21:00:00.020-06:002024-01-04T21:00:00.242-06:00Rewind to December Hello Friends, we will hit the rewind button on the year and head back to December 2023.Here. We. Go.We hosted our annual Christmas cookie decorating party. We purchased a state of Wisconsin cookie cutter and everyone had fun making our state all full of Christmas cheer. A few more of our creations. We had to decorate a cookie to look like Ernie. Christmas bunnies, owlsCarla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-45101859883930552972024-01-03T10:30:00.007-06:002024-01-03T10:30:00.254-06:00The First Hodgepodge of the Year! Hello Friends, it is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge.Joyce asks the questions.We answer the questions.Click here to join the fun! 1. Every January 1st since 1976 Lake Superior University has published a
list of words they'd like to see banished from the Queen's English.
Words may be banished due to misuse, overuse or just general uselessness
(go Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-42061608220738436062024-01-02T21:00:00.003-06:002024-01-02T21:00:00.156-06:00Hello 2024!! Quote by Susan Branch ... and how very true! Happy New YearOh golly, does this quote say it.. the next thing you know it will be the Christmas season once again. I will be sharing a December rewind in the next few days. ♥Carla Ernie and his snow beard, this little fella enjoyed his first holiday. In fact he got the Christmas Blues when our boys left for home. He loved Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-63002486819769477102023-12-27T09:00:00.005-06:002023-12-27T09:00:00.152-06:00Christmas Poinsettia Merry Christmas from my garden to your garden. ♥Hello Friends,Today I am sharing the December article I wrote for our village newspaper, Cameron Chronicle, The Little Paper with Personality.
Christmas
Poinsettia
By Carla TePaske of Cameron WI
~ The Little Garden That Could
Merry Christmas from The
Little Garden That Could.
How many of you get excited
when you see thatCarla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-23598348727316650322023-12-20T09:00:00.000-06:002023-12-20T09:00:00.135-06:00Merry Christmas to You! And it is the Hodgepodge!! An early Christmas gift. ♥Happy Christmas FriendsThis is the last Hodgepodge of the year. Joyce asks the questions.We answer the questions.Here we go!Click here to join the fun! 1. Did you do more talking or more listening yesterday? Was it by choice or by necessity? I did more listening. My husband had a fun party at work during the lunch hour. He shared all about it Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-11738507038291192742023-12-07T21:00:00.010-06:002023-12-07T21:00:00.247-06:0012 Photos of This and That Hello Friends,A little of this and that today featuring 12 photos. Did you know 12 is my favorite number? You might wonder why? Well, I have a 12/12 birthday, that makes my favorite number 12!So here we go.. 12 photos of this and that.. the one above is of a house I traveled by and had to turn around to take a photo of the giant nutcrackers.I love nutcrackers. In the below photos you will Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-11911512263382344912023-12-01T09:00:00.006-06:002023-12-01T09:00:00.130-06:00Welcome to the Farm Welcome Lucy and Ethel to our little farm at The Little Garden That Could.Lucy and Ethel are Muscovy Ducks. I began to research adding ducks to our little garden during the winter months. I read how several gardeners added ducks to the garden because they eat pests. Muscovy are a fantastic breed for pest control.Lucy and Ethel will also provide us with eggs. They will start to lay in Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-32112889547505555312023-11-29T09:00:00.006-06:002023-11-29T09:00:00.140-06:00Knock Knock Says December and it is the Hodgepodge! It is beginning to look like winter... and it is time for the Hodgepodge.Joyce asks the questions.We answer the questions.Click here to join the fun! 1. Does anybody really know what day it is? Last week we skipped the
Hodgepodge and I just assumed this week would find us in December, but
nope. Still November. Do you wear a watch? Use a paper calendar or
strictly electronic? Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-53011473862535932032023-11-27T09:00:00.005-06:002023-11-27T09:00:00.144-06:00Forcing Amaryllis Hello Friends, today I am sharing the article I wrote for the November issue of our village newspaper, Cameron Chronicle.. the little paper with personality.
Forcing
Amaryllis
By Carla TePaske of Cameron,
WI ~ The Little Garden That Could
We soon will see amaryllis at
the shops. Amaryllis have become favorites to force to bring some
splash of color during our winter monthsCarla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-23096669213170985062023-11-21T19:00:00.001-06:002023-11-21T19:00:00.142-06:00Can We Be Friends Can we be friends?Happy Thanksgiving Friends,Ernie is on week 5 of living with us. Our cat Penelope is handling her new four legged friend well. If he gets to be too much, she lets him know. Ernie is doing well with settling in and training. Next week Monday he will visit the Veterinary for his neuter. We continue to work on sit, stay and come. He is doing really well walking with the Carla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749963622029128336.post-60657877029799721992023-11-15T09:00:00.002-06:002023-11-15T09:00:00.147-06:00Happy Thanksgiving Hodgepodge Happy Thanksgiving Hodgepodge FriendsIt is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge.Joyce asks the questions.We answer the questions.Here we go!Oh and click here to join the fun! 1. This week's Hodgepodge lands on National Clean Out Your Refrigerator
Day. Is yours in need of a cleaning? Nope, already done. Will you get that done today? How
often do you tackle thisCarla from The Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com23