Everybody feels this way. I’m not special. But, I have spread myself too thin – things, important things, fall through my cracks because I lose track of what day it is. I keep calendars – physical and virtual – and still I miss things. I just missed a conference call because I forgot this is…
Category: Legacy Musings – CC
Earlier essays and updates from our pre-remodel era—kept here for longtime readers.
If It’s Thursday, This Must Be Montreux…
…or my day in the barrel to bring the blog. But, you know what? Fergus is feeling poorly today and I’m a little worried, so my heart’s not in it. Sorry. I’ll be back next Thursday. Here’s a sweet/sad song to go with our mood.
…and sometimes the bear gets you
Back in April, I wrote about the Spring visitation from one of the wildlife types I have to cohabit with up here on the mountain. At that time, I’d had only a passing glance in the way of damage to the bird feeders. Did I tell you guys about the enormous bear that showed up…
Breathing Hard
This is a week where I have spent time reflecting on my life, working like a crazy person in the garden, and planking. Tuesday was My Darling Husband’s birthday – always a tough one for me, I miss him so much. Rather than fill my day with busy work, I celebrated with my Sweet Sister…
It’s Better to Be Lucky Than Smart
I’m just full of cautionary tales, these days, right? Up to now, I’ve been the one to screw up or have a run of bad luck. That hasn’t changed, by the way, but this week I get to tell you about what happened yesterday to a dear friend. #stilllaughing #Imabadbadfriend https://media.giphy.com/media/xTiTnB3a61IMwShHmE/giphy.gif My friend is a…
#amwriting
This blog post is going to be short and sweet, dears. I am a woman on a mission. I’ve set myself a mini-NaNoWriMo challenge – a MeAugWriMo, if you will. Doesn’t just roll off the tongue… What are you babbling about?! you say. Because I’m babbling already, a bit of background. We three have mentioned…
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…
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…
Good Neighbors, or The Continuing Perils of Pauline
Once again, I come here to tell you about how I got myself into trouble. I’ve mentioned before how wee Fergus and I live alone, in a fairly remote place surrounded by woods. Woods occupied by wildlife some of which is big or at least can run faster than I can. I know I need…
The Taste of Summer
This is going to be a hodgepodge I’m afraid. Instead of my usual Thursday morning Activeweah, I am wearing my honey-making clothes today. That is, stuff that absorbs sweat efficiently and goes straight into the washing machine. Shoes included. This might be my last honey production operation — I’m down to one hive, and keep…