A dose of Vitamin Get The F*ck Outside
I’ve been doing a lot of gardening lately. Last year we spent the spring and summer just watching to see what would pop out of the ground. Watched to see where the sun would fall during the day and season, …
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Band camp gross
If you’ve ever done band camp, you know band camp gross. If you’ve ever done band camp in the midwest, you really know band camp gross. And if you marched drum corps, well…I just don’t understand you because you pay to …
Rhubarb resurrected
Three things stand out from the hellish blur that was selling our house in Colorado. All were of the what the WHAT? variety. The first was our realtor undergoing emergency surgery at the very moment we were signing the closing papers. …
Deferred maintenance
Ok, quiz time for those of you who own your house. Sorry…rather, you are in the process of sending large sums of money to a financial institution for the privilege of eventually owning the location at which you currently reside. This is …
Put up or shut up
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Botulism? Not me! Anymore. For years upon years upon an unreal number of years I have wanted to learn to can fruits and veggies. Something deep and dark in my psyche would awaken in …
Zen and the art of painting a room
Ahhh, a slight break in painting. As arid as it is here, the walls dry quickly, so painting goes fast. J’s room should be done today and we’ll start A’s room tonight. Thank God the boys are having a blast …
Yes, I am organized. I’ve made my peace with that.
If someone had to describe me in only one word, 99% of the time that word would be “organized.” It’s a sickness, really. I can’t not be organized, I’ve tried. I get all shaky and discombobulated. The house may not …