Here I sit on a Saturday morning, groggy and bleary eyed thanks to yet another sleepless night (a person can die from insomnia, did you know that?), watching Bluedog monitor the activities of the Douglas squirrels outside the window. I’m waiting for the guys from the furniture store to deliver my new recliner couch and—at […]
While I’m waiting for some stuff to dry before I start on Step 875.9 of The Five-Step Interminable Household Project, I’m reflecting on Life These Days. Last night, I watched the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello with Ian McKellen as Iago (he’s such a good villain) and Willard White (voice like James Earl Jones) […]
My second farm share arrived today. These are fresh veggies grown down the road by my friendly neighborhood farmer. There are many good things about this plan: Since they’re locally grown, transportation costs are minimal (unlike strawberries that come in December from Chile, or even lettuce that’s trucked up from California), and the fuel use/CO2 […]
Little by little, most of the things that have provided me with humorous writing material over the years are . . . disappearing. Or at least diminishing.
You boys grew up and got lives of your own, and I can’t see the things you do every day that might be funny. And you’re not likely to […]
Sunshine overhead.
Sunburn, blisters, heat stroke, bugs.
Summertime just sucks.
Just got back from my First Weekend at the Kids’, which, happy dance, happy dance, probably won’t be the last one since they’re so close (unless they move without telling me). Snaotheus, under KrisDi’s direction, cooked an entire Thanksgiving dinner, although cooking a turkey on the third-hottest day of the year may not be the […]