If I were a princess… I saw this question asked somewhere and thought it would be fun to fantasize a bit. If I were a princess I would have: 1. clean, freshly ironed sheets every day 2. fresh flowers in every room (lilacs and gardenias as often as possible) 3. frequent travel, staying in high-end…
The Farmer’s Wife
Several years ago, PBS aired a riveting documentary about a young, Nebraska farm family. “The Farmer’s Wife” is one of those rare television experiences that captures your heart and soul — truly unforgettable. I just happened to catch the first episode and was immediately captivated by it. I ended up being able to record the…
Sense of Accomplishment
Ah, the joy of a task completed…and one that is visible to others! I have worked off and on all day cleaning the patio which adjoins the flower bed I weeded and mulched earlier. It has been quite hot today so I have had to take it in spurts but it’s done! Lots of leaves…
Monday Maintenance
Sometimes I feel that all I do is maintain and never really make much forward progress. I can easily fill my day with routine tasks – you know, the stuff that has to be done over and over. Every day I make the bed, scoop the litter box, do the dishes, cook meals, feed animals…
Our Silver Wedding Anniversary…
Never in a million years would I have expected to spend my 25th anniversary in a bar watching a pool tournament. But you never know what fun you can have unless you stay open to all that life has to offer. Now that our kids are grown and gone (sort of), David and I are…
A Confederacy of Lunatics…
New Orleans has always been a fabulous place to people-watch so I must admit that David and I were just a bit disappointed during our April visit. We kept commenting on how *normal* everyone seemed — even on Bourbon Street. Oh, perhaps not exactly what you find on Main Street, America, but pretty darn close….
Batteries in the bathroom
I have this thing about leaving the house clean when we go on vacation. Part of it is wanting to have a nice, clean house to come home to but part of it is this idea that if our plane were to crash I wouldn’t want my kids or parents or anyone else to think…
My personal best
My previous record was three posts in one day but the way things are going I just might surpass that today. After all, the best way to cope with a very long to-do list is to post lots of blog entries, right? So what shall we talk about? Oh, I know. How about the way…
Me, again
Two posts in one day and it’s only a little after 8 a.m. Do you think a 16 ounce mug of tea and 32 ounces of coffee is too much to consume before most people even get to work? Or is caffeine like love and you can never have too much? And what about global…