From ghoulies and ghosties And long-legged beasties And things that go bump in the night Good Lord, deliver us! – Traditional Scottish Prayer I’ve never met a ghoul and I have questions about long-legged beasties, but I can speak from… Read More ›
Marilyn Armstrong
TIME OUT? IS IT PERMANENT? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #74 From Fandango: Most states in the U.S. are loosening restrictions put in place three months ago in order to “flatten the curve” and to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Many countries around the world are doing… Read More ›
WHEN SUDDENLY, IT’S TOO LATE – Marilyn Armstrong
There are family issues that go on for years. Many years and in some cases, generations. Yet somehow, you are sure that one day, it’ll get fixed. One day you realize no, it won’t get fixed. Time has run out…. Read More ›
NOT GETTING A NOSE JOB – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t remember how many times my mother told me this story, or how many times I have told it to you. It bears retelling especially since racism and bigotry are the words of the month and maybe, the year…. Read More ›
TREES BY THE RIVER – FOTD – GARRY ARMSTRONG
FOTD – June 18 – Trees by the river Down by the river, Garry took some pictures. I keep hoping we’ll get a little bit of rain to clear the air of the pollen. Because tree pollen would normally be… Read More ›
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME MIGHT BE A DAISY OR A DAYLILY – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: One Single Flower I didn’t know exactly which flower it would be. It could have been an orchid or a cactus flower. Or a rose (by any other name) which would smell as sweet as Romeo… Read More ›
THE WILDEST GARDEN IN WORCESTER COUNTY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – June 16 The Wild Garden of Worcester When you totally neglect a garden — even if you have a very good reason, like, for example you are trying to not die — eventually it goes completely out of… Read More ›
HOW TO ASK ABOUT RACE – Marilyn Armstrong
I read a note on Twitter yesterday wondering “how to ask” about race? I suppose it depends on what color you already are and who you are asking, but let’s suppose you are white and the other person isn’t. Any… Read More ›
RESCUE ALL OF US AND SAVE THE WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
RESCUE THE WORLD AND ME, TOO Rescue us from aging, mental exhaustion, and this dreadful government. If you didn’t vote last time, remember how it worked out. Please please, save the world and vote this time. Even if the candidate… Read More ›
SHARING MY POLLEN-FILLED WORLD (ACHOO!) – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World – 6-16-2020 It rained all winter. I don’t mean we got some rain. I mean we got the equivalent of 12 blizzards — all rain. The result has been a VERY buggy spring and an incredible amount… Read More ›
GRAY CAPPED CATBIRD IN THE TREE – Marilyn Armstrong
I haven’t taken any bird pictures because the feeders are down. Not sure when they’ll go back up, but I’m thinking maybe the end of August or mid-September. I have a lot of seed and I have the feeders. I’m… Read More ›
WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTION? – Marilyn Armstrong
Georgia’s primary the other night was a warning to all of us of what may be coming. In the course of writing this blog, I’ve had direct communications with several real-life historians and all of them have said exactly the… Read More ›
HOW TO SPEND A DAY NOT BUYING AN OVEN – Marilyn Armstrong
I spent most of yesterday not buying a new countertop oven. Probably 7 or 8 hours were consumed looking at and deciding to buy it, then deciding it was too expensive, too cheap, not big enough, too many options I… Read More ›
‘CAUSE EVERYTHING’S FINE RIGHT NOW – Marilyn Armstrong
We all know that everything isn’t fine right now but this song reminds me of times when everything was fine. I hope I’m still around when they are fine again. Music triggers memory for me as nothing else can, transporting… Read More ›
SPICY GINGERBREAD – Marilyn Armstrong
It’s a sweet bread, not the hard stuff (which is really baked masonry) typically used to build houses, or the dough used for gingerbread people. This is more of a cake, but not as sweet. It’s the one I make… 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 ›
NEW PRINTING OF AN 1896 COOKBOOK – Marilyn Armstrong
FANNIE FARMER 1896 COOK BOOK: The Boston Cooking School The predecessor to all the great Fannie Farmer cookbooks that would be printed over the next 50 years, this was the one I really wanted most. It was out of print… Read More ›
DAY OF THE MONARCHS – Marilyn Armstrong
We named our little sailboat Gwaihir, the wind lord. Really, she was a wind lady and the name was a bit pretentious for such a tiny boat. Somehow, I thought it would be a lucky name. She was a 16-foot Soling with a centerboard. She drew a… Read More ›
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Letter R – at least 6 letters per word There goes the neighborhood! Garry came back from the deli looking very dangerous!
IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING: COMPUTERS AND GLITCHES – Marilyn Armstrong
A computer can be the simplest way to do things and it can also be insanely complicated. For some reason, my computer — after the last Windows download which might have something to do with it (or not) — has… Read More ›
KNOWING WHAT YOU SHOULDN’T KNOW – INTUITION AND VISIONS – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #73 It’s time for a little creative thinking. Here’s the setup from Fandango: You’ve heard of extra sensory perception, right? You know, ESP. There are three forms of ESP. Telepathy — the transfer of information from one person… Read More ›
FUCHSIA IN THE MORNING – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – June 11 – Fuchsia in the morning I still haven’t put the feeder back up. I have to admit, I’m enjoying a couple of weeks without the mess on the deck. And I’ve been busy. Summer is a… Read More ›
BAD WEEK, GOOD WEEK, BAD APPLICATION – Marilyn Armstrong
It was a bad week in a lot of ways. Non-deliveries, late deliveries, missing parts, and a lot of increasingly aggravating conversations with Amazon. I spent more time on the telephone with Amazon’s customer service than I have writing posts… Read More ›
BREAKING NEWS! PROTESTORS IN UXBRIDGE!
I didn’t think we could organize enough people, but Owen says we have TWO PROTESTORS. One at each (major?) intersection carrying signs. Maybe by tomorrow, we will have three. I think it’s a miracle especially since Garry is one of… Read More ›
