I’m pretty lucky that Bead Fest, “the largest bead and jewelry-making event on the east coast” is about an hour and ten minutes away from where I live. Mom and I head out every year and I spend too much…
Fancy baby's fancy day
My nephew, “Flapjack”, was christened last weekend! He looked VERY fancy in his special outfit and was well-behaved — albeit a bit puzzled — during the service. I was surprised at how difficult it was to find an outfit for…
Life Itself review
Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love a good autobiography. I’d been wanting to read this book for ages, but since I’m opposed to paying $12.99 for an eBook and the library…
Macabre musings
Macabre musing #1: This is the bag that Charlie’s remains came in. Doesn’t it look like it came from some swanky little artsy boutique? I’m tempted to carry my lunch to work in it and see if anyone notices. Macabre…
Forty-two years of me!
I did this for the pets this year so I had to humiliate myself in the same way, right? So yeah. Forty-two, aka my twenty-first (times two) birthday. That makes me a senior citizen in Internet years, doesn’t it? Today…
Max has diabetes
Two blog posts in one day? Am I mad? (answer: yes)I took Max to the vet last night because he’s having pee problems. He’s peeing himself while he sleeps (JUST as disgusting to deal with as you’d imagine) and occasionally…
