It’s already the middle of July. Neither of us is sick and hopefully we will stay that way. We have agreed to an installation of the boiler. It turns out that our first estimate was the best estimate we could… Read More ›
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EASY ANSWER TO A COMPLICATED QUESTION – Marilyn Armstrong
I asked. He answered. He asked, I answered. We’ve been together ever since. Here’s how it happened. It began on the ferry ride back from Martha’s Vineyard. We’d spent a magical week. It was obvious that Something Was Happening. From there,… Read More ›
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TOOL? – Marilyn Armstrong
Blogging Insights # 36 — Devices And the question is: You could probably take an educated guess from the picture containing the question, but in case you aren’t sure, it’s a laptop. It’s a hunky laptop with 16-gigs of memory… Read More ›
DOOMSDAY BOOK BY CONNIE WILLIS – Marilyn Armstrong
I read this for the first time when it was first published in 2008. It wasn’t available as an audible book yet, though it would be soon. So my first reading was words on paper. It’s the story of the… Read More ›
WHAT LURKS IN THE DARK? – Marilyn Armstrong
Humans, throughout history, have feared the dark. Our eyes are not well-adapted to seeing in low light levels and we fear what we cannot see. Our hearing is not as acute as our feline and canine companions. Nor can our… Read More ›
TRIPLETS – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Threes and Threes Three is a good number. It’s considered one of the lucky numbers (the other is 7) and somehow, things look very good in sets of three.
THE TOUGHEST CHILDHOOD – Marilyn Armstrong
JO JOE by SALLY WIENER GROTTA Pixel Hall Press, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Members’ Titles 314 pages, Publication Date: May 6, 2013 I read this book when it was first released in 2013, but it is considerably more relevant in 2020… Read More ›
AN EARLY EVENING BECKONS – Marilyn Armstrong
It was one of those days. It started out normal. We had to get up a bit early because I had a doctor’s appointment and even though we left plenty of time, we got out of the house a bit… Read More ›
WHERE HAVE ALL THE DINOSAURS GONE? – Marilyn Armstrong
This post began because my husband is not fascinated by dinosaurs. He seemed a bit baffled as to why I’d want to write a story about dinosaurs. Should a dinosaur wander through my backyard, be assured that I will be… Read More ›
ABOUT THOSE SOFT PRETZELS – Marilyn Armstrong
This recipe turns up the kind of warm, soft pretzels you pay big bucks for at the mall. My biggest problem with them is getting them formed into a real pretzel shape. However, you can also twist them and that’s… Read More ›
DON’T THINK TOO HARD. IT’LL RUIN YOUR DAY — Marilyn Armstrong
THINKING CAN DECIMATE YOUR EQUILIBRIUM There’s a reason why I don’t always want to write about the things that make me crazy. First of, they are things that make me crazy and I figure I’m crazy enough without working at… Read More ›
WHAT A SHOCK! – Marilyn Armstrong
You think you know someone. You hang out with them, exchange emails, jokes, and anecdotes. Maybe you even work with them. Then, one day, out of the blue, you discover they are fundamentalist Christians who believe you are going to… Read More ›
