Right now I'm in the process of buying a used book store. By this I mean that not only is the book store used, but it sells used books. My daughter has worked there for several years, and has become the assistant manager. The current owner inherited it from his late wife some years ago, and he's never really been interested in selling books. He ( Read more... )

I finally found a great shawl pattern and started crocheting again. I started this current craze by crocheting (single crochet, very easy) over all of our wire coat hangers. We have some of the plastic hangers, too, but those remain yarnless. So far. At any rate, I've been thinking of making another shawl for myself, ever since my old one got ( Read more... )

A year or so ago I decided to try some Nero Wolfe books (by Rex Stout). I loved them, and read half a dozen or so. Ever since, I've been getting one or two at the library on occasion, as I find them. I think that Rex Stout can really write a compelling story, even though he was a man of his times and had some definitely sexist ideas. He's ( Read more... )

So I was doing housework with my daughter earlier today, and she asked me if the boil on my arm is coming back. I said no, and she pointed out that the old scar has discolored, become puffy, and just generally looks weird. I didn't want to hear about that, but it's just as well that she's pointed it out, so I can take care of it sometime next ( Read more... )

Both cats are doing wind sprints in the living room. This is somewhat aggravating for them, because our living room has hardwood floors, and their little feetses just can't get good traction on that sort of flooring, even with claws. This means that we can hear scrabbling claws for a couple of seconds before we hear a cat run. It's even funnier ( Read more... )

rue_deday got this idea from juniper200, and now I'm stealing it. Basically, you put a dozen things in a box to introduce yourself to a new person.

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Ever since I was a little kid, I've wanted sea monkeys. I would read the advertisements for them in comic books. I've wanted sea monkeys for about 40 years now. Day before yesterday, I bought a sea monkey kit. It's an Ocean-Zoo kit. I purified the water for 24 hours, and put the eggs in last night. A few shrimp hatched last night, but only a ( Read more... )

I'm going to make roast chicken for dinner. My recipe for roast chicken & veggies ( Read more... )

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