Random alley taken from my work shuttle. Only tangentially related to this post.[/caption]Oh, sweet, glorious weekend. By the time I got home from work yesterday I was calling myself Old Woman Russell. I hit the sofa with my Surface, opened…
Ollie update
Ollie has had a rough time of it. He keenly felt Max’s loss, and for a few months he was just … sad. Then he had 2 bad ear infections about 6 weeks apart. Ear infections are common with spaniels…
20
Today would have been my 20th wedding anniversary. BvP texted me shortly after Max’s passing last summer and he’s doing very well. Even though we’re apart longer than we were together, I can’t ignore the date. Twenty years was a…
Candle centerpieces
Two years ago, a friend of mine shared a Christmas centerpiece on Facebook. It was comprised of a battery-operated pillar candle in a glass jar surrounded by peppermint candies. I pinned it here. While I couldn’t find green peppermints, I…
Return of the Mac
Early last week, the lovely Kristen sent me a link to an event on Facebook – Return of the Mac. Joey McIntyre from NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK WAS COMING TO MY TOWN FOR A MEET AND GREET! He’s promoting…
Friday 5: Quarters
I’m so new to the blogging return that I almost forgot to post the Friday 5! This week’s theme is Quarters. 1. The first quarter of 2017 is now behind us. How has it been? Much better than I thought….
When I am an old woman I shall wear pink.
As of today, my presidential voting record is: Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Kerry (ugh), McCain, Obama, Clinton. And on the NJ side, I voted for Jon Corzine and then Chris Christie. Twice. Yep. So trust and believe that I am truly…
Florida travels
Longtime readers know that Dad retired to Florida about 10 years ago. I went down last September after Fall Business Trip #1, and decided to take a quick 4-day spring break trip this year. I mean, how could I pass…
Work from home Mondays
TNP (which isn’t new anymore but I’m too lazy to change pseudonyms) instituted a new policy where we are able to pick one day a week to work from home. We could pick Monday, Thursday, or Friday, which allows us…
Will this tweet?
(resetting my Twitter auto-tweet thingamaroo, pay no attention)
Friday 5: Food Me Once; Food Me Twice
Hello, refreshed blog! Let’s do a Friday 5! Remember those? I do! This week’s topic is “Food Me Once; Food Me Twice.” Speaking of which, I’m going back and cleaning up categories and tags. So far I have 55 posts…
Sha-la-la-la (ugh, erk)
(This post is from October, 2010, and didn’t make it over in the migration to kimberussell.com. I’m adding it manually to make a point.) It’s time again for the Friday five, and this week’s theme is: Every Sha-La-La-La. NB: I…
