Watching: Recorded episodes of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Don’t judge. Earlier I was watching birds at my new bird feeder that we put up in front of the house. (Alas, I really don’t want Murphy snatching birds out of the…
Friday 5: Aloon Again, Naturally
Happy Friday, happy Friday the 13th and happy birthday to my sister-in-law! I returned from Austin yesterday with a brain full of knowledge, a belly full of BBQ, and a phone full of photos. It was a FANTASTIC trip and…
Show us your books: April 2018
Oh crap you guys. I’m attending a software user conference in Austin, TX this week and I completely neglected the blog. And now it’s Show Us Your Books day and I can’t NOT do it. I have a streak going….
Ollie, snoozed
Ollie, the elder member of our Snore of Spaniels, demonstrates why I call the group a Snore. He’s here in WM’s chair, completely oblivious to me bumping around trying to clean things up. Sometimes he sleeps so deeply I have…
Written after kissing the cable to my house
Back online again! It turns out the problem I thought was solved here wasn’t solved, and our Comcast (I will never get used to “Xfinity”) service plonked yesterday morning, just as I was hooking up my laptop for my weekly…
Murphy, groomed
The younger member of our Snore of Spaniels after being groomed last week. Unfortunately, the haircut was a little too short. Murphy ended up gnawing at his tail and belly because he was irritated. And because dogs are dogs, the…
My Resist Kit
I mentioned before the steps that I am taking to become more involved. Two of those actions were phone calls and writing postcards. Here’s where I’m at… I’m still using the Action Checklist for Americans of Conscience to guide my…
Sunday Five: The Shine of a Thousand Spotlights
Happy Sunday! Yesterday Mom and I had the honor of escorting Nephew A to an Easter Egg Hunt at Paws Discovery Farm. It was an all-day event and the staff replenished the eggs regularly, making for a bunch of thrilled…
Ollie + Murphy + Chewy = LOVE
(I initially typed “Max” up there. Sniff.) This isn’t a sponsored post* at all. I just wanted to put out there how happy I have been with Chewy and the amazing customer service they provide. Ollie eats special food because…
Stupid Sewing Tricks: Blanket for Nephew B
The Pinterest pin said it would take 30 minutes. It took three hours. But! It looks and feels like a baby blanket and I’m told newborn eyesight isn’t that good so it’ll be a while before he can grab a…
Currently, bracket-busting version
Hoping: Villanova takes it all. My brother runs our NCAA pool every year, and I’m in the thick of it. Reading: The magazines piled up on my table. O, Martha Stewart, and Clean Living, which cost $5 for a subscription…
Friday 5: Mist It by That Much
We have a new nephew! For blog purposes, he is Nephew B, and his older brother is Nephew A. It works out really well that way. The lovely Kristen is doing well and my brother doesn’t read my blog anyway…
