What does she do all day, just play on her laptop? I work like a dog and still have to putz around at home. "Hey, I cycled the laundry and fed the cats!" Why does he do that? Do I announced every chore I finish? Maybe I should show him my list. I don't get … Continue reading Honey-do list
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TMI with a spoonful of sugar
You may remember me mentioning that I'm turning 50 this year. With great age, comes great responsibility. While I'm not quite old enough for AARP, at this advanced phase of my life I am expected to submit participate in a list of various and sundry screenings and tests that in medieval times would be considered … Continue reading TMI with a spoonful of sugar
Week 16: 365 Project
Another week done... 112 total photos downloaded, and 254 more to go. And! I finally figured out the short codes for the whole gallery and separate featured photo thing. I feel all geeky nerdish.
I’d do it again
It was raining. Not a drenching downpour, more of an annoying, unrelenting shower. The parking lot was full, but I was lucky enough to find an empty spot in front of the Radio Shack, next door to the Food Mart. I sat in my car for a while, rummaging through my coupons and hoping for … Continue reading I’d do it again
Take-out rice pudding
When I was growing up, my mother was a pro at re-purposing leftovers. Extra meatloaf became sandwiches (still a favorite), cold mashed potatoes and cracker crumbs made potato cakes the next day, excess pie crust was turned into cinnamon rolls... and of course, when there was leftover rice, it was made into rice pudding. In … Continue reading Take-out rice pudding
Dried up and brittle
Cicadas buzzed around her head, her feeble arms and gnarled hands unable to rise high enough to shoo them away. Pistol, younger than his sister by only 10 months, had the vital chore of waving a thin cardboard fan from Heston's Funeral Home to keep the pests at bay. His shock of ginger hair stood … Continue reading Dried up and brittle
Thin spiral notebook 