SHARE YOUR WORLD 1-11-2022 I’ve been trying to get enough time to start the course in drawing for which I signed up. It seems by the time I get through feeding birds, doing whatever I need to do for dinner —… Read More ›
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COVERING THE GIANT COMFORTER
Yesterday, Garry and I spent hours restoring our huge comforter into its cover. The comforter is 120 X 98 inches (305 by 299 cm). It’s called a “Super King.” There is one bigger size. It’s not wider, but it is… Read More ›
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 ›
A WEEK OF LOSING, A DAY OF FINDING
Last week was a loser in a literal sense. The first thing to mysteriously vanish was the sharpening sheath for my favorite small kitchen blade. Since the knife and the sheath never left the kitchen, it simply had to be… Read More ›
DON’T MOVE THE FURNITURE!
When Owen and I decided to thoroughly clean the refrigerator, I wasn’t merely daunted by the task. What I found really daunting was what might be behind it. Were there dead things back there? Then I remembered when we were… Read More ›
SPLISH, SPLASH
Fandango’s Provocative Question #132 An interesting question. I don’t know if it’s provocative exactly, but it’s definitely interesting. There was a time when almost everyone would have just said yes and that was it, but these days — especially for those… Read More ›
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?
Now here’s an interesting question from Fandango and one which is very much based on who you were at various times in your life. I have to think far back into my life to remember how I felt about my… Read More ›
THE JOY OF DUMPING IT
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 ›
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 ›
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