Category Archives: Personal

I attended a birthday party last Sunday. My friend Mary reached the 5-0 milestone. I’ll catch up with her age in June. We first met maybe 20 years ago, but she went away for awhile to earn her PhD. These … Continue reading →

My inbox has been busy asking if I am okay, how’s life, etc. I didn’t realize that my blog audience could get so concerned if I don’t post for several days. The picture of the treasure bag was last Wednesday. … Continue reading →

Now she’s gone and done it! Over at What Was I Thinking?, Susie put up a post with a request for a memory from your childhood. Somewhere in the middle of the column is my rather long comment about being … Continue reading →

Apparently, the suspense is too much for some folks! So I asked permission to spill the beans early about who will be receiving the comfort shawl.  She hasn’t gotten it yet, probably not until the end of this month, even … Continue reading →

Five Weird Things About Me Over at Decrepit old Fool and also What Was I Thinking? there is a meme going so I thought it might give me something else to write about here. My preference is to believe these … Continue reading →

This is the morning after a hot and restless night.  The furnace seemed to be running full time, even though when I checked the thermostat, I saw that it had been moved down to the agreed upon temperature.  These hot … Continue reading →

The other day I made a nice pot of chili with ground beef and beans and plenty of peppers and onions and cumin and sauce. Over the last few days, it seems I have been eating the most of it, … Continue reading →

I’m doing the FOUR THINGS meme which can be found over at Decrepit Old Fool, who is already on my blogroll. There won’t be any Tags, so if you like it, feel free to play along. Four jobs you’ve had … Continue reading →

I have decided that winter is too long, cold weather should not last until April. Today’s outdoors is foggy with a light drizzle and 38o. This is the last Wednesday in December, and I used up quite a bit of … Continue reading →

Hey, it is Friday!  and Husband has the day off so we went out for breakfast. Garden of Paradise has the best pancakes in the county 🙂 ! When I came home and checked at my computer, I saw that … Continue reading →