Green Eggs and Ham? And the irony is that the book recommends trying things before you decide whether or not you like them. Like, er, Obamacare ( Read more... )

Crazy busy week. There's been company for two days,one room partially decluttered and intensively cleaned, two rehearsals, one shopping trip to St. Jacob's followed by much cleaning, chopping and freezing of vegetables, including a bushel of assorted peppers, and the carpets are now all steam cleaned, much to the disgust of the cats, who ( Read more... )

Today we went to drop off some stuff at the charity shop, and in the store on a double leash were two beautiful Dobermanns. I asked if I could say hello, and the guy said sure, they are really friendly. so I skritched them and they all but purred, nooging into me and asking for more with head butts. What's their names,I asked, responding ( Read more... )

solid rain all day yesterday, and twice I had to go empty the various pots in which flowers are planted - the poor things were up to the rim in water. while out, I also cleared the leaves from the drain at the corner of the street, as a small lake was developing at the end of the driveway. The rain also cancelled the outside concert we had ( Read more... )

Plugging in the coffee maker is an important first step. Turning it ON will speed up the process considerably.

I picked up the garbage from the side lawn, and took it around to the bin. The black squirrel I have been feeding all summer arrived rapidly on the deck, and chirruped at me, sitting up and begging for food. Sorry, I said, I didn't bring anything out with me ( Read more... )

35 degrees out there, and Pesi goes out to cut the grass. I've got sparrows all around the bird bath, lining up to drink at the fountain, leaves hanging limp from the trees and plants, and he's pushing a lawn owner.

He's fine, and I'll calm down soon, I guess.

having spent a lot of time last week retrieving the house - I knew it was there somewhere under the rubble - this week is starting with a bunch of cooking. Soup is done, ribs ready to go in, spaghetti sauce cooling, turkey meatballs about to be assembled, and once that lot is sorted, cookies are next up, assuming I still have the energy ( Read more... )

When buying chrysanthemums to fill in the gaps of the end of summer garden, I also bought the one lonely aster that was sitting there, and planted everything in random gaps in the flower beds. Yesterday, I noticed that the aster is now a fat little mound of purple flowers, which looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't place it ( Read more... )

it has been a long time, and finally my life seems to be somewhat in control. So I am here, frayed around the edges and a bit battered, and hoping that you are all doing okay.