"Oh Gosh" Melody, I certainly went outside. First in the coolish morning breeze and sun to hang up 2 loads of wash which dried by mid day I am sure. Then, after a morning of vacuuming, cooking corned beef and glumpkies and teaching school, and dropping Bernie off at the car place, we ate dinner and off we walked to the the pond to get out the ( Read more... )

Comet did not love the toothbrushing, but she was not at all hostile about it ( Read more... )

Ding! My wonderful dog now has wonderful breath to go with her outstanding personality. She was put under for tartar removal. She just has a system that creates tartar. Now I bought her a toothbrush (am I really going to do that?) I'll let you know how it works. "Open up Comet ( Read more... )

The tree is lit, there are candles in the window and an apple pie in the oven. The smell of mulled wine fills the house and there is a cat curled up in the rocking chair. The music from a lone cello playing Christmas carols creates an atmosphere of peace ( Read more... )

We have our humble little live tree up. We got it for 10 dollars and I don't think there is another family in CT who would have gone for the scrawny thing, but it is dainty and lacy and very Christmas to me. It looks normal when you sit down, but when you stand next to it you feel kind of like you are in a doll house looking down at it. It is ( Read more... )

What a busy time of year ( Read more... )

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I made my election day rum cake today. The alchohol gets cooked out, but Jesse and I shared a stiff drink of tea before going to the polls to vote. I took a hard look at the candidates and decided to go for the one who is the least socialist.

I guess I have to have a 100 degree fever and bodyaches to actually sit down long enough to write ( Read more... )

It was a lovely trip up route 97 to the ice cream stand. The trees are turning and the wind was blowing the leaves around. The sun was shining its 5 p.m. best and for some reason we were the only people at the stand. Perhaps at any ice cream stand in Eastern Connecticut ( Read more... )