The side of the house is our house project for this year: This wall needs to be replaced. These are “new” boards, installed when the previous owners renovated the house to create a bathroom and an outside closet on the back porch. Something happened, and these boards have a significant … Continue reading →
I developed an interest in sports at a relatively early age. I suspect it may have been spawned from looking though my dad’s college year books and seeing him in the team pictures. My dad was my hero. I wanted to do things he had done. I had a cane … Continue reading →
My mom made it a point to read to me as a toddler. She read to me so much, that I could “read” back to her at an early age. Go, Dogs, Go! by Dr. Seuss was one of my favorites. I loved dogs from an extremely early age — … Continue reading →
If you’ve been following regularly, you know about the feral kittens I adopted. They were intended to be adopted out, but it hasn’t worked that way. The four run the spectrum of socialization from Floyd who is simply a hoot and rolls with whatever comes his way. To Delta, who’s … Continue reading →
I have had a tendency for many years to make comments in various situations. For a long time, I though these quippy comments, which might be considered using less kind attribution, might be enjoyable or funny. During one of my military assignments, we did a 360 feedback survey. One of … Continue reading →
We’re looking at writing routines this month, and this is not going to be a pretty post. I guess I do have a writing routine. It’s not very productive, and I’ve been giving that some thought, because I’m not getting any younger. My writing routine has been to write a … Continue reading →
I rotated through so many imagination prompts on the generator in search of a “Q” prompt that the generator said, “Imagination Prompt Generator needs a nap.” What better way to say, “I quit!”
Continue reading →We had another quiet month around the property. Last month, we prepared to hold a yard sale in the shop. This month, we held the sale. Would have liked for a few more items to find new homes, but the items that did find new homes seemed to please their … Continue reading →
I have been fascinated with polar bears since high school. I did my advanced biology paper and presentation on polar bears. I’ve been a sucker for them ever since. I collect life-like figurines of polar bears. I have studied their habitat and lifestyle. I have a fictional polar bear character … Continue reading →
In my younger years, I had my moments when I behaved in ways I’ll choose to call “oppositional.” I took my mom’s “If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump off a bridge after them” statement to heart. I actively tried to not go along with the crowd. … Continue reading →