I have been enjoying writing and posting my book reviews here. This poor blog was so neglected for so long that it has been a joy resurrecting it. It has also given me a reason to think more deeply and write with more analysis about the books I read and…
Mom and Dad are doing some home improvement projects to go along with the new floors. That includes a couple of pieces of furniture from Ikea. Dad hates putting them together, and Mom isn’t all that fond of them, but I love it. To me, it’s like a giant, 3-D…
Mom is having new floors put into her home, which is exciting and fun… and a whole lot of work! She’s been slaving away for a couple of weeks, boxing up knick-knacks and china, moving furniture, hauling stuff out to the deck or down to the basement. I’ve helped here…
Mom called and asked if I wouldn’t mind helping her sort through her canned goods. She keeps them in the basement, in a cabinet. It’s a good system, in theory. She doesn’t have much room for excess food in the kitchen and the cabinet keeps everything neat and organized. However,…
Sometimes I can be a little negative, but it occurs to me that I have a lot for which I can be grateful, too. In no particular order, here are a few… My parents are supportive, funny, loving people who go out of their way to bring joy into my…
Rennaissance Festival PicturesI arrived at Ren Fest at 9:45, just in time for the opening banter and arrival of the king. This year they have a special entrance for season (fairever) pass holders. It was funny how many of those are the Rennies in garb. There were very few folks…
Dad and I went on another walk tonight, but on the way to the B&A trail we got in an argument. He insisted that we had walked north yesterday while I had spent most of my lunch hour looking at maps of the trail and knew for a fact that…
With Ren Fest only 11 days away, I have got to get serious about getting ready. I dropped off my Ren Gear at the cleaners (I couldn’t face all of that ironing) and I’ll pick everything up next Thursday. They might as well store them instead of me, right? I…
I have to start blogging more often because I have too much to say for just one entry a week. First, the good news, my big project launched successfully today. Yay! This is the one that has kept me at work for 12-13 hours at a time. The one that…
Today was the first Saturday since the first weekend in May when I didn’t have anything planned. I woke up at 8:30 this morning and thought “8:30 is good, but 9:30 would be better.” Five minutes later, my arms were asleep and I had trouble seeing my watch. It was…
