There were a few things I wanted as a kid but my parents said I couldn’t have until I was out of the house and financially responsible for myself. Motorcycles. St. Bernards. I think those were the only two things I can remember my parents telling me I was on … Continue reading →
Delta went into heat last Sunday, so we isolated Floyd, and Monday morning he trekked to the vet for scheduling for his neutering. A couple weeks early, but Dr. Val agreed to do the surgery the next day. Floyd is now current on his shots and won’t be making any … Continue reading →
Sign ups for the April A-Z Blogging Challenge opened today. If you want to play or just see what it’s all about, go here. This website (Philosophical Meanderings, where you’re reading now) will be an unofficial participant. My official participation (#398 on the sign up list) will be at Rantings … Continue reading →
Today’s photo will credit my maternal grandmother, showing her doing one of the many things she enjoys the most: quilting. Grandma turned 95 in December. She lived independently until a couple of years ago when she moved in with my Mom and Dad. Until October, she was able to do … Continue reading →
The cats are all well. I’ve given up trying to trap Sneaky for now. The near miss from two weeks ago seems to have made her more cautious than she had been. We’ll just have to take our chances. She and Peaches are inseparable, even coming to the food bowl … Continue reading →
I’ve been looking for something technology-related to talk about all day. I perused Zite’s Technology section and came up pretty empty. There was a discussion about whether certain types of hackers should be treated as criminals or not, and I think there’s room for some valid discussion there — mainly … Continue reading →
It’s winter cleanup for the yard. That means, in part, cleaning around the base of the crepe myrtles. The one on the right has been trimmed. The one on the left needs to be trimmed. This is the third or fourth year I’ve been doing this, and each year gets … Continue reading →
Hubby’s left shoulder has been troubling him since he injured it months ago. He refused to get it looked at, and as he’s working, he continues to re-injure it. For the moment, it seems to be on the mend, but stretching out to reach for things is painful as is … Continue reading →
It’s a new year, there must be a lot of new projects, right? Not really. I have two writing goals for this year: Finish revisions of Polar Bear on the Loose (which includes finishing the How To Revise Your Novel class) and win National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. … Continue reading →
Things have been quiet on the property front this month. We’ve had the holidays, a little rain, a couple of minor illnesses, and, generally, we’ve been taking it easy. In San Antonio, we trimmed a few limbs, raked a few leaves, and burned some firewood. We got the bathroom sink … Continue reading →