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Goodbye Little Pivo
The Stinky Terrierist recently died after a rather protracted illness. R.I.P Pivovar Barbiepepperken Miss Jack Lord Jehovah XLIX. That was the "show name" we gave him since Mrs. Skwashy's mother said he ought to have one. This struck us as hilarious since of course he was a simple mutt, and so we gave him a mutt's show name ( Read more... ) -
Travel
So. Travel, you say. I'm in England now, in Torquay staying with a friend who is playing hostess to the international pack of us. We are eating lasagna that she made and exchanging gifts (spoiler: theirs were all better than mine)(plus I got beauty treatment gifts to eliminate total body sagging ( Read more... ) -
Home Repairs
Well...our years of adding layers to the strata of homeowner-applied (i.e. inexpert and hopeful) grout to the kitchen drainboard tile work have come to a close. We're getting it all scraped away and redone by a man named Tony as we sit in the room we call "The Office", making swift fearful dashes for the kitchen for things to eat since Tony arrived ( Read more... ) -
Old Post (from July) Finally Posted
HEY, GEMINI:
News of a windfall brightens your financial picture. It's not much, but it presages an upswing in fortunes this fall.
All rightie! I sure hope so, since I am making a record of all my spending and it is becoming increasingly alarming. So many millions would acrue have if I'd stop buying every book that crosses my path...Kindle (though I ( Read more... ) -
Birthdays!
So...Birthday week! I mean MONTH. For Mrs. Skwashy and the mere self ( Read more... ) -
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Sigh. The "Blessed day" thing goes on. CREEPY SLIMY individuals! Today someone got specific with "Have a blessed evening ( Read more... ) -
Valentine's Weekend
You all know I'm not much of a Valentine's Day celebratrix. HOWEVER! Sunday was the anniversary of our 1st wedding in 2004. It was Friday the 13th of that year, as a matter of fact. So I am simply STUFFED WITH LOVE today, people! Mrs. Skwashy bought me flowers and took me out to a wonderful beer-and-sauerkraut supper Sunday at Rosamunde on Mission ( Read more... ) -
Blast Today
Does it make you feel all crabby and weird when someone tells you to have a "blessed day ( Read more... ) -
Weekend Update!
So, kayaking in Elkhorn Slough. I stayed ashore with the dog and we walked around and collected burrs in our paws and failed to poop for almost a whole day. We were actually staying in Capitola, which is a pretty little resort town with its share of tiny quaint shoppies, in a hotel that had a miniature fenced porch for each ground-floor room and a ( Read more... )
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