Thirty years and counting – Christmas in the New House
We are gearing up to celebrate our thirtieth Christmas in this house – the house we still refer to as the new one. Thirty Christmas trees, mornings and turkeys – the house is so far from new it’s laughable. We moved into this house in 1987 – other than the fact it was November, I […]
Camping in December
I’m camping on the family room floor for the third night in a row. I have a snoring Boston Terrier curled up on one side of me and a Chesapeake bay retriever wearing an Elizabethan collar sprawled on his pillow on the other. Both dogs are wondering why the hell we are not upstairs in […]
Shining a light on that which is best left in the dark
I splurged and bought myself a new makeup mirror a couple of months ago, Costco had a whale of a deal on a ultra magnifying, lighted number that I couldn’t resist. I’m of an age where the odd eyebrow hair looses its way enroute to my brow and sprouts in unflattering places on my face, […]
Lesson learned
I got a little reprimand from the trash collector the other day – a sticky note strategically stuck to the top of our garbage bin. Apparently I had parked the organics bin too close to the bin containing our garbage and the collector refrained from collecting. I had to wheel our almost full garbage bin […]
Motivation
I am a sucker for inspirational swag – it’s like I need little reminders to stay the course. I have collected quotable quotes my whole life; words of wisdom that speak to me. I see them everywhere. These days quotes adorn almost everything; pillows, coffee cups and even inked on people. I can get inspired […]
My conscience – a tale of two Goofys
I think everyone has a voice of reason and caution as well as one of temptation and frivolity, I know I do. I call these voices my Goofys. Good Goofy stands on my right shoulder and whispers words of wisdom into my good ear. Bad Goofy crouches on my left shoulder and makes his suggestions […]
The Halloween
Both dogs are leashed and tied to the leg of the coffee table in the family room. The pumpkins are lit and balanced like severed heads on the front porch railing. We are just waiting for tick or treaters to set the dogs off and cause bedlam in the house – the coffee table can […]
The Space-Time Continuum
The App department in my iPad just offered to update my Space-Time Continuum. This is amazing news. I feel like I’ve been hurled Back to the Future. I am poised to be updated. And holy smokes am I ready for this update! My Space-Time Continuum has been causing me grief for years. My Flux Capacitator […]
Window Woes
Another beautiful morning just dawned – the sun in shining through my freshly cleaned patio doors. All my elbow grease and effort is being illuminated brilliantly – every streak magnified, every missed spot revealed. I might be the worst window washer ever. Where a radiant morning like this should be celebrated I find myself disheartened. […]
Taking a Page From Olive’s Book
I have an eleven year old Boston Terrier – that makes her seventy-seven in people years. Her name is Olive, and she is a boss. She is the queen of the dog park – she struts her stuff like she owns the place. I admire this quality in this feisty little girl. She doesn’t seem […]