Thank heavens for modern technology the DVR and reverse feature. “Did you see that?” is the phrase most heard in our house this week. Followed by, “Go back! Go back!” No matter what country of origin, it’s exciting to watch these amazing athletes. Fiji Rugby!!! How about those who never give up on the dream? …
Month: August 2016
101 Ways to Fix Zucchini, or About A Bear
It’s Summer and so you have to put up with me writing about vegetables. Vegetables from my garden. Stuff I make from the vegetables from my garden. This has been an odd year. Cool temps too long in the early planting months, too much rain, not enough sun or too much, smothering hot days with…
Don’t You Have Something Better To Do?
“Hello, my name is ______, and I’m a Procrastinator.” It’s chronic and, I fear, incurable. You’d think by now, at the ripe old age of *mumble mumble* that I’d have learned a lesson or two about not leaving things until the last minute or letting things pile up until they become seemingly insurmountable. You would…
Stay – Part 4/4
Thank you for reading, I hope you have enjoyed this story so close to my heart. Catch-up on the first installments here: Stay-Part 1, Stay-Part 2, Stay-Part 3. Stay – Part 4 “Ex-wife. You took all of the wedding gifts except my family heirlooms when we split.” The vein in his forehead pulsed. Michael bit…
Tell it to the Hand…..
Not that hand….THIS hand! How many times do we read about “piercing eyes”, “rippled/ripped abs”, “buns of steel”, “bulging guns” and “brawny chests”? What about the symbol of touch, affection, strength left at the end of these perfect bodies? My most recent reads, by excellent authors BTW, skimmed over this detail. At best we got…
I Could Build a Dog, or Two
— Part Two of A Tale of Puppy Poop and A Roomba A few weeks ago, I shared with all of you the consequences of letting a Roomba run wild at night when the puppy has deposited a little pile of poo in its path. In the days that followed, I continued to tinker with…
My Trip to “Paradise”
Paradise: a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness. a state of supreme happiness characterized by freedom from or oblivion to pain, worry, and the external world; bliss. Everyone has their own version of heaven. Here on terra firma, Walt Disney would have us believe that they have a lock on the “Happiest Place on…

