Hello and happy Friday, friends! I write to you while camped on the sofa in waves of pain. Today is Nephew A’s SEVENTH birthday! Can you even believe this? I cannot. And the lovely Kristen and my brother-who-does-not-read-my-blog rented a…
Show Us Your Books April 2020
Book time! I’m continuing to be gentle with myself w/r/t reading goals and such, but this is another four book update and I am pleased. Because if I *did* have a reading goal for 2020 it would be 50 books,…
Spring Break Wrapup!
I have amassed a staggering amount of PTO at work; therefore, this week was my own personal Spring Break. I took off the same week that WM had off from school and even though we didn’t travel anywhere, we still…
Friday 5: III III III III III
I’m highly editing this first paragraph on Saturday the 10th because I didn’t add my usual linking! The Duke flustered me, I guess. This week’s Friday 5 theme is: III III III III III. I am trying to understand the…
Currently, April 2020
Currently… a day late. Because I’m off of work this week and I lost track of my days. Eeeeesh. This linkup is courtesy of Anne in Residence. arranging – The patio furniture out back, which will be Mother Nature’s cue…
Easter 2021
Time is relentless, dragging you through the days and weeks just like nothing’s wrong. And just like that, it was Easter. On Friday and Saturday I did my usual Easter baking – two Easter breads and two ham pies. J&K…
Sad news
Thursday morning I received news from my father that my cousin had passed. He was only 2 years younger than me. And because he and his family lived in the Marshall Islands, I’m not sure when it’s going to seem…
March 2021 Extras
Here are some photos and thoughts from March that were a little thin for their own posts. Like others, I watched the saga of the Ever Given, the giant cargo ship that was stuck in the Suez Canal. After a…
Every Other Day of the Week is Fine, Yeah.
That was a fast-moving weekend. Sheesh. Saturday night our kitchen faucet sprung a leak. It has a retractable sprayer that pulls down from the faucet, and it was that flexible hose that began to spray water all over the place….
Friday 5: Obstacle Course
This week has completely flown. I feel like other than work, I have nothing to show for it. What have I done? Here’s a few trivial things: I moved my yoga practice to mornings instead of after work. I hate…
Pfizer COVID-19 VAX #2!
On Friday I received the 2nd of the 2 Pfizer vaccines, which means in 2 weeks I’ll be protected from serious illness/death and mostly protected from catching and transmitting the original strains and possibly substantially protected from the newer variants?…
What I’m Watching: The Iceland Volcano
This won’t be the most evergreen blog post, but I’ve been watching the live feed of the erupting volcano in Geldingadalur, Iceland. To watch, click this link and then click the play button in the middle of the photo to…
