We’ve Moved – Part II
I’ve been postponing this post – knowing that everyone expects part two to be the happy ending – but decided I couldn’t keep you hanging forever! So, part II – let’s see, as I recall, I left off with...
View ArticleLiving Like Refugees
I was chatting with a friend about the progress we were making on our house/living situation the other day when I was interrupted by an eavesdropping bystander, “No water, no toilet, no heat! That’s...
View ArticlePast meets the present
I like history. It’s one of my favorite genres in literature, non-fiction, and film. I thoroughly enjoyed the PBS historical ‘reality’ shows – Colonial House, and Frontier House, for instance. Like...
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Sometimes Size Does Matter
I’d like to rearrange my room. It’s not really working well for me – the bed blocks access to the closet and dresser so I end up piling clothes on my chair and desk. But after spending some time with...
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Some Progress
I got some work done on the bathroom floor over fall break but I didn’t get it finished as I ran out of materials and pulled a muscle in my lower back. Naturally it turned out that there was more...
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This relationship is beyond repair!
It’s a troubled relationship for sure. What can I tell you? It’s been a long term relationship – gosh I think it’s lasted a decade! We started flirting when I bought my first (and only real) house in...
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Happy Holidays!
They always get away from me, holidays do. My best intentions are not sufficient to overcome inertia! This year was worse than past years as we didn’t get out of school until just days before Christmas...
View ArticleRoller Coaster
These past few weeks have been a bit of a roller coaster ride, up with possibilities and then the stomach churning plunge down as they slipped away or ran into obstacles. I drafted posts full of...
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Work vs Work
The grocery store, with the arrival of a new manager some six months ago, became a much more stressful work environment. A lot of ‘efficiency measures’ were put into place with the goal of moving...
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Townies!
Well, we did it (mostly). We moved to town. Are we unpacked (or even fully moved) and settled in? No. But the family and dogs are here and we all have a bed. We had a real dinner – fish and roasted...
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