All Hallows Eve
My baby girl's first party without adults. (well, they hovered quietly in the house, while the kids had their party outside in the back yard) She was very very excited all week, and then came... More »
My baby girl's first party without adults. (well, they hovered quietly in the house, while the kids had their party outside in the back yard) She was very very excited all week, and then came... More »
In my last year there, and especially the Spring of 2007, I tried to sell my home but it didn’t sell. Something funky was going on in the economy. The stock market was faltering,... More »
We have cherry tomatoes, regular sized tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, yellow peppers, zucchini, cilantro, chard, carrots and beets. Of course, very few of each because there is only one row of dirt (unlike those other... More »
Funny how a distinction created by humans can be a sign portending such spriritual and elemental evaluation. Last day of August. Last days of Summer. Last days of freedom before school. Probably because the dates... More »
I have already mentioned that I applied for lots of jobs this summer. Responses to my applications are still rolling in. I interviewed for another VA job - a position with higher pay ($8k more/year)... More »
My sweetheart says that "when it rains it pours." Apparently, when one has been unemployed forever and then a job offer finally comes in.... everyone else in the Universe finally decides to give the girl... More »
I leave the house so early anymore that I don't have time to do my morning computer routine. I can comfortably sit here in the tapestried chair across from the wood stove with my computer... More »