Fifty seems like it would be a momentous year, gold-dipped and gleaming. A milestone, an accomplishment. And it was a a good year, but it was also a hard year. Adjustments at home, adjustments at work. The begrudging acceptance of…
German Chocolate Cake
Did you know that German Chocolate Cake isn’t actually German? It was created here in the US, but the chocolate used for it was a sweet baking chocolate created for the Baker’s chocolate company by a man named Samuel German….
I had a birthday!
On Sunday, I completed another trip around the sun. Hooray for me and everyone else who shared the day. I have complicated feelings about my birthday, because 1) the first week of September is terrible and 2) how I’d like…
Birthday Weekend
No not me, WM! We woke up bright and early on Saturday to take a long trip to a flea market on the grounds of the PA Renaissance Faire in Mount Hope. It was almost a 2 hour long trip…
Another trip around the Sun
Today I am 48 years old. I don’t know how this happened, because I still feel like a doofy teenager inside. However, my crackly knees loudly disagree. Friends, year 47 has been pretty shitty, “highlighted” by health worries for me…
Long Thanksgiving Weekend
TNP closed at 1pm the day before Thanksgiving which is fantastic. The lovely Kristen (and her husband who doesn’t read my blog) hosted this year in their new house. Our job was to make and deliver… My herby homemade bread….
Friday 5: The Whole Trial Is Out of Order!
Happy Friday 5 on a Saturday! This is a day late because … wait for it … I went out again last night. This time was happy hour with my mom and my aunt who is recently back from a…
The Lady at 46: Walking the Walk
Today is my 46th birthday. It’s weird to consider that I’m on the downward slope to 50 when I feel like I just got used to being in my 40s. I spent the day at the shore, possibly for the…
Friday 5 on Sunday? Yes, Sunday.
Between a birthday week that was less-than*, and concerns over the biggest hurricane ever headed right toward Retired-Guy Land, FL, I’m glad to be in another calendar week. Here’s the Friday 5 that was supposed to be done on Friday,…
What's new?
Been a while, eh? I was reminded I had a blog by Google Webmaster tools. I don’t check my pageviews anymore, but it helpfully let me know my database was inaccessible a few days ago. I tweaked a few settings…
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…
Birthday wrap-up
Sweet merciful crap! I turned 41 last week! This is what 41 looks like – no makeup: That was taken on the train platform. WM got me a lovely Fossil charm bracelet. I wanted a charm bracelet, but not a…