I have felt truly unwell for the past week or two. Really, it started with the abscess in my mouth and the two weeks on antibiotics waiting for the surgeon to pull the tooth. Then the dry-socketed tooth and the… Read More ›
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THE FIVE-SECOND RULE FOR FLOOR AND LIFE
Curious Thoughts by Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog Admit it! You have probably invoked the five second rule many times in your life. Maybe you tend to do it when no one else is around, but you do it nonetheless. No… Read More ›
THROWING IN THE TOWEL – Marilyn Armstrong
There’s a lot of news right now and it’s more personal than usual. One of the things I’m trying to find out is how infectious Worcester County is, but I can’t find out. We have no testing program so nobody… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING IN A TIME OF PLAGUE – Marilyn Armstrong
WORLD SHARING IN A TIME OF PLAGUE Questions: If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make them? Just because we learn from our mistakes doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to avoid making mistakes. Trust… Read More ›
I TOLD HIM HE DIDN’T HAVE TO GET UP, BUT HE GOT UP ANYWAY – Marilyn Armstrong
Even the dogs are sleeping late. They woke me briefly at 7:40 because Bonnie demands cookies in the morning. If Garry doesn’t give her cookies and while he is at it, clean out her eyes, she will keep barking. Forever…. Read More ›
DIRT – Marilyn Armstrong
My cleaning person was here yesterday. It was floor and shower day and right now, the house looks as good as it gets. I’ve been explaining to the dogs that they can’t be messy. If I’m going to pay for… Read More ›
HERE’S YOUR HAT. WHAT’S YOUR HURRY? Marilyn Armstrong
I used to be the Entertainment Queen of my crowd. It was close to 40-years ago, but I was the hostess with the mostest. I fed the hungry, housed the homeless, cheered up the downhearted. I rescued cats, dogs, and… Read More ›
MYTH, MAGIC, AND HOUSEKEEPING – Marilyn Armstrong
Last night, I explained to Garry about house-elves. He isn’t a big reader of fantasy, as I am, so some of this stuff hasn’t gnawed at the edges of his consciousness. I told him if we were to leave milk and… Read More ›
AND THE BEAT GOES ON – Marilyn Armstrong
Falls and canceled medication and rain delays notwithstanding, there’s progress in fixing up the old place. Not as much as I would like, but definitely better and more (with a little luck!) is on the way. Owen did a first… Read More ›
LABEL US CLEANING – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Label Label me too busy to write anything. We’re having company. Most people have company, but we virtually never do. Why not? Because we live in an odd place. Even though we’ve just 70 miles out of… Read More ›
OPTIONAL SUNDAY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Optional After getting up a dozen times this morning to try and convince Bonnie to stop barking — which only something crunchy will accomplish, it would seem — I began to wish I was deaf, too. Normally… Read More ›
DON’T YOU HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Rebuke On a day with little to be done, I got up to discover that during the night, some dog (I’m looking at YOU Bonnie!) peed all around the legs of the dining room table. I would… Read More ›
