SHARE YOUR SQUIRRELY WORLD 11-30-2021 It’s been a very squirrelly day here, so this is the perfect finale. Well, maybe not the finale quite yet. Regardless, it’s definitely a biggish moment. We put out a big brick of dried mealworms and… Read More ›
Month: November 2021
THE CLEANING FIT
I don’t have the physical energy to do a whole house cleaning anymore, so instead, I clean limited areas. I go after a closet, or decide to move all the appliances and clean under and around them — or I… Read More ›
ANTICIPATION AND DISAPPOINTMENT – RICH PASCHALL
We can never know about the days to come But we think about them anyway – Carly Simon You may have been looking forward to an event, only to be disappointed when the date finally arrived. Perhaps you got tickets… Read More ›
SEEING THE FUTURE
I used to read Tarot cards and do horoscopes. I quit. But… I did the readings for free and had limits on what I’d tell anyone. I expected people to abide by them. I would not read anything for children… Read More ›
CACTUS HOLIDAY BLOOMS
FOTD – November 28 – Cactus blooming on time I repotted all of my cactus, succulents, and orchids not quite a year ago and finally, the cactus has decided to bloom That was fast. They had no buds a week… Read More ›
TEMPTATION AT WORLD’S END
One of the most interesting ideas I learned from C.S. Lewis was that evil never appears as itself. It isn’t ugly or repulsive. At worst it may be annoying, full of complainers, whiners, and malcontents. They may be wealthy, their… Read More ›
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FEATHERED AND FURRY
I’m not sure exactly why, but yesterday was a huge eating festival for the birds. Early in the day, it was all the little birds. Chickadees, Tufted Titmouses, Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers, Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, and European Sparrows. One bird would… Read More ›
HORNS (BUT NO TROMBONES)
CBWC: Horns So many kinds of horns exist, but I failed to find them in my heap of photos. I think there are more, but I don’t know exactly where. Oh woe. These are the only horns I could find…. Read More ›
OKIE-DOKIE. WE ARE HUNKY-DORY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #145 If you’re American, do you concur with my assessment that our country is rapidly going to hell in a handbasket? Or do you believe that everything is hunky-dory and America’s light is shining as brightly as ever?… Read More ›
MASKS
We don’t wear masks anymore. We’ve all been vaccinated — thrice for COVID (each of us) plus flu vaccinations. For we oldies, the super duper senior flu shot and for Owen, the regular vaccine. I understand there are breakthroughs even… Read More ›
TALKING ABOUT OUR BLOGS IS LIKE TALKING ABOUT OURSELVES IN A BLOG
Truthful Tuesday on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 – Thoughts and Theories Being truthful about ones blog is not exactly a big challenge for most of us. It’s kind of like talking about ourselves because OUR BLOGS ARE US Whether they… Read More ›
THE LAST PHOTOS BEFORE THE LEAVES WERE GONE
FOTD – November 24 – Foliage The leaves on the Japanese Maple went from green to orange to scarlet in about 36 hours. Then, in one night, the leaves fell. We had the driveway and the rest of the property cleaned…. Read More ›
UPDATING THE CAR’S COMPUTER
I thought it was bad enough having to update all my computers, devices, and the phone, but today we had to have the car updated. They found a transmission glitch and now apparently the car will run more smoothly, but… Read More ›
A DAY LIKE ANY OTHER
SHARE YOUR WORLD 11-22-2021 It’s a day like any other except for the recall on our car and that Massachusetts is telling everyone they should get a booster — which we already got. So far, we’ve gotten four phone calls (two… Read More ›
GOLDEN OLDIES ONE – 1970s EDITION
My Top Twenty, 1970 Edition, by Rich Paschall It was a year of firsts and lasts in Rock and Roll history. Black Sabbath put out their first album, which many now see as the beginning of heavy metal music. The… Read More ›
FINALLY FRUITCAKE!
Many people loathe fruitcake, but then again most of them have only eaten commercial fruitcake containing overly sweet bright dyed fruit no one would voluntarily eat. Garry loves fruitcake and so do I, but I like it homemade. I’ve made… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 