Merry was reorganizing the attic yesterday, and opened the wooden box that houses her cast iron cookware.  Except instead of cookware, they were our missing ornaments!!!! She doesn’t remember putting them in there and neither do I, nor can we explain why we would do such a thing. But we’re thankful, and a bit shocked in a [...]

It’s been snowing more on than off for so many days, i don’t remember when it started.  We had a brief thaw, then back to adding a couple feet of white all around. I haven’t done much house stuff in spite of buying the 60-gallon aquarium to replace our aspirations for a wood stove.  We [...]

As part of recently having a business coach, I’ve been seeing a professional psychologist for an assessment of personal impediments and evaluation of learning style.  I’ve looked for an excuse to have some counselling for some time … not because anything is really wrong, but like chiropractic, an adjustment now and then just makes sense.  [...]

I recently got an “aniversary” reminder from Outskirts Press that it had been a year since I signed up.  And I’m no closer to finishing and publishing any of the books I’ve planned since that time. {sigh}

After the gas pump clicked itself off at exactly $17, I went into Super Kiss to hear a customer unable to grasp the concept of not getting the free dinner with purchasing 3 car washes when he only wanted one. I immediately recognized his annoying voice as “Paul”, someone I worked with during the 2000 census.  [...]

We finally gave up on the wood stove.  Too many delays, and them not knocking on the door loud enough for three adults and a dog in line of sight of it to know anyone was there (and hence missing any opportunity for them to finish beyond deconstruction) … we just asked for our money [...]