Truthful Tuesday: January 13th, 2020 I have been so obsessed by watching the news for the past few days, I hadn’t had time to even read my comments. Apparently neither did anyone else. Along with the alarming nature of the… Read More ›
House and home
TRUTHFUL TUESDAY ON WEDNESDAY
Truthful Tuesday: January 6th, 2021 Since I was going to answer this question anyway, this seemed like a good moment to jump in. We seem to be on the same track. This is an answer, but it’s also a story… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD AS WE SLITHER INTO DECEMBER
Share Your World 11-30-2020 I totally cannot believe it’s December. Talk about a year passing by without leaving even a a sense of passage. What a bizarre year, managing to be both terrifying and boring — simultaneously. It’s not over yet…. Read More ›
IN THE HOUSE IN BLACK & WHITE
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Inside Your Home I love the edges and reflections in the house and the angles. I love the little things. Books and clocks and dolls and toys.
AND FINALLY, THE KITCHEN DOORS ARE SHINY AND NEW
Arthur Poisson, who has worked for us before, does beautiful work. When he is done with a job, it looks finished. He says his goal is when he’s done, it should look like it has always been that way …… Read More ›
LITTLE HOUSES – CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: All about buildings: Tiny Buildings This reminds me of an old syllogism: A big elephant is big. A little elephant is little. A big mouse is big. A little mouse is little. Therefore, a big mouse is… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD IN THE AUTUMN OF THE YEAR
Sharing My World 9-28-2020 Where do you feel most at home? Please be more specific than “at home, doh” please. It could be a room in your home, a person, a location. The left side of the reclining loveseat. It’s… Read More ›
ALL ABOUT BUILDINGS: OLD BUILDINGS, BARNS, SHEDS, HOUSES
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: All about buildings: Old buildings, barns, sheds, houses Old building make great pictures. They aren’t nearly as much fun when you live in one, though. There’s only so much architectural admiration you can give your house before… Read More ›
WHAT’S THERE TO BE HAPPY ABOUT?
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #12 So, Fandango would like to know what is “something that brings me joy.” Brings me joy? Well, I was briefly very happy that our appraisal came back at $10.000 more that what we needed and… Read More ›
LIVING IN THE WILDERNESS? – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP SATURDAY: WILDERNESS The area in which we live is definitely rural, but I never considered it wilderness until suddenly, after 20 years of receiving packages from every known delivery service, we can’t be found. We have disappeared. We get… Read More ›
TOO MUCH CUSTOMER SERVICE – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Today is Saturday. The package Amazon said they delivered yesterday was not delivered and it wasn’t delivered today, either. I’m sure it went somewhere, but not here. Not a small package, this was a kind of tent for use as… Read More ›
BUYING YOUR HOUSE AGAIN – Marilyn Armstrong
After a lot of people suggested I get a UBS at least to deal with the router and modem, I went looking on Amazon and realized I don’t know anything about what I need. Nothing at all. I used to… Read More ›