Roots
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you’ll know that last fall, I took clippings from the coleus I had in my yard and propigated them the way my grandmother taught me to do it. They rooted pretty quickly, which surprised me. The process didn’t work out so well the previous year. I dug up dirt […]
I Can See Clearly Now
I remember in the 4th and 5th grades having to sit in the front of the classroom because I couldn’t see the blackboard. I finally got glasses in the 6th grade. I wore glasses all the time. When I got my driver’s license, it very clearly stated I needed corrective lenses. But I only needed […]
The Ghost Rider (No, Not the Song)
I live on the corner of a somewhat main thoroughfare and a little-traveled side street. After Daylight Savings Times ended this past autumn, I started noticing something odd: a school bus would round the corner and stop on the side street outside my office windows. The flashing red lights would come on, the STOP signs […]
Art Feeding the Muse
My favorite artist passed away in December. Her name was Janet Fish. She painted light. I first came across her work at a local art gallery, where her wonderful “Spring Party” was on exhibit. Maybe it wasn’t really, but that’s what I remember. Several months later in a catalog from a Boston museum, I saw […]
It’s Hot Stove Season…In Baseball
Hot stove season in baseball is when a lot of players are traded or free agents sign with new teams. I had my own hot stove season this past fall. Talk about an annoyance! Here is a photo of the stove that came with my house. Thirty-six inches wide. Didn’t have a choice about that. […]
Book Fear
This past holiday season I went through my annual ritual of being afraid I wouldn’t have enough good things to read over the break. This hearkens back to the days before Kindle and electronic downloads and multiple library cards, when I would have to load up on titles from my local library, which would allow […]
The Holiday (A Movie Review) (Yes, I Know It’s an Old Movie)
Let me say, for the record, I am not a huge fan of Christmas movies. My favorites are While You Were Sleeping, The Ref, and Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol. The trailer for The Holiday was at the end of another film I’d recently watched (Blue Smoke, a Lifetime movie made from my favorite ever Nora Roberts book). […]
Water Hazards
Back in the 1990s (I think), several office building complexes were built in the suburbs. They are beautiful spaces. Most of the companies who built them are long gone, but their legacies remain. The landscaping is gorgeous, too. There is usually a pond or some other water feature, I guess to contribute to the calmness […]
Thanksgiving Gratitudes
Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, I thought I’d share some of the entries from my Gratitude pages in my planner. Being retired from a day job so I can be available when family members need me. My health. I see so many people beset by illness, and I am overall healthy. Living […]
Adventures in Home Ownership
We recently replaced the floor in my kitchen and downstairs pathroom. Out with the Congoleum (so tough to keep clean!) and in with vinyl plank flooring. Although I miss my white floor to keep the kitchen brighter (I lost 12″ of glass when we replaced the windows several years ago, I did choose something light […]