100 Word Challenge: Fire

August 7, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

Over the weekend, I finish reading a book I borrowed from my local library, appropriately titled, “The Library Book,” by Susan Orlean. It was about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library that destroyed hundreds of thousands of books and other library materials - maps, film, music scores, plays, art... From the book: … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Fire

100 Word Challenge: Write

July 31, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 13 Comments

Odd fact for the day: I still have an active Feed Reader (Feedly). It sits in my laptop dock, staring, judging, begging for attention. I finally opened it today and found, of the sites I have bookmarked there are 90 sources, 35 inactive (no posts for 3+ months) and 8 that are unreachable. Back in … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Write

100 Word Challenge: Fan

July 17, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

I’m stuck at home today with no car. Not that I want to go anywhere, or need to go anywhere, but IF i did want to go somewhere, I can’t… unless I walk, and that ain’t gonna happen. My Mister is driving my car. His car is getting some planned upgrades that may take a … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Fan

100 Word Challenge: Skinny

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

I have a sick cat. Not mortally sick, but far more than simply annoyingly sick. Issy has a wonky thyroid and we’re having issues getting her hormone levels stabilized. I have to dose her twice a day. Fortunately, since she is a terrible pill taker, there is a compounding pharmacy close by that can make … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Skinny

100 Word Challenge: Order

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

I’m declaring this month a “June do-over.” I feel like June just ghosted me. It was there, then it wasn’t. Nothing terrible happened, but nothing major happened either. (Not dissing the Godzilla resurrection, that was awesome.) Back in January of 2017, I started a Bullet Journal. The purpose and look of those journals have changed … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Order

100 Word Challenge: Dirt

June 20, 2019June 24, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

I had to get down and dirty yesterday… it was time to refurbish my raised planters. The planters had been sorely neglected whilst my bum knee was making my life in general difficult and my gardening, specifically, impossible. The vines and pine needles had taken over and I feared the planters were a lost cause. … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Dirt