I’m sure you remember the old pop song… otherwise my title is ridiculous. Has been a good week since I last spoke with you. Can’t remember what happened without fetching my daybook from the kennel building, and reviewing the pics on my iPhone. Gary got home from his well-deserved holiday. He had a long drive … Continue reading
I have been so tired for the last few days. I have fallen asleep in front of the TV (American politics: who wouldn’t?) in the day time, had some trouble with brain fog, feeling heavy on my aching feet feet all the time. What’s going on? Though I like to think of myself as not-a-complainer, … Continue reading
Oh, my goodness, there is SO much to eat around here! While we’ve been growing and preserving food, and buying local meat, I have too many options for meals, including desserts. I simply had to render the home-rendered lard into pastry. I didn’t go hog wild. For Shelly, I made Fireball Whiskey pumpkin pie, and … Continue reading
… I’m “digging out” from the long weekend. It has been busy, but all under control. At one point, there were 18 dogs and 4 cats, or maybe 20 dogs, I can’t quite recall the high count. There was traffic in the driveway sometimes three vehicles deep: just the way I like it, at least … Continue reading
We are starting to eat from the garden again … I mean really from the garden and greenhouse and not just from the freezer. Mind you, we don’t mind that we still have peas, carrots, and potatoes (okay, and some frozen cabbage, maybe ratatouille and miscellaneous) to eat from the freezer. But tonight, we had … Continue reading
That’s what my friends’ mom used to tell her daughters, when the subject of housework or downsizing came up. Adele brought this to my attention (sorry if I misquoted at ALL) in recent weeks. I’m overwhelmed by my “to do” list. I don’t get finished even some of the urgent tasks from one month to … Continue reading
This is a busy place today. For starters I should say that things are A-OK and under control. It is even quiet at times. For canine guests, we have Woezel, Storm, Jayda, Panda, Rocky & Spike, Pepper, Molly & Angel, Cleo, Sadie & Nellie, Hunter, Blitzen, Bella, Maggie, Stella, Ghost, and newcomers Scooter, Piper and … Continue reading
I LOVE home. I loved my vacation in southern California, but I am truly happy to live where I do. I flew down to Los Angeles to celebrate Susan’s 35th birthday. I was late for the actual birth date, but I managed to travel there to surprise her, thanks to Su’s partner’s stepmom. This was … Continue reading
Technically, I’m done with tiling the shower stall, the tedious part of cutting and adhering tiles. Today I spent many hours grouting, and only have about a third of the large space grouted, but I’m very pleased with the result. A few of my less-than-accurate tile cuts are not very noticeable any more, and I’m … Continue reading
It is indeed a gorgeous day, clear and warm. I’m indoors just for a little break: Gary got home from his work and I had a couple of messages to pass on. I will talk to you, my friends, and then go accomplish some great thing outside. Or some little things. I’m trying to stay … Continue reading
