Monthly Archives: February 2012
Yoshi’s piano …
Day 15 There is a piano on my stairs. Well, not a real piano and not exactly a keyboard, either. It has no real keys and no sound comes from it … but nonetheless there is a piano on my stairs. … Continue reading
Help wanted …
Day 14 I need a housekeeper. I’ve been saying it for years now. It’s not that I don’t do it … and it’s not that I don’t get satisfaction out of doing it … and it’s not even that I don’t … Continue reading
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“R” words …
Day 13 Our family traveled a cancer journey for 148 days … with a bad outcome. “Bad” in the sense of meaning … awful, devastating, life changing, horrid, putrid, heart shattering … BAD. My husband and my children’s father, Tim … died. Yeah … Continue reading
Postal delivery …
Day 12 I am a catalog junkie. In nicer terms, and according to my postman, I am the Catalog Queen. I can go days without getting nary a one … and then there are days when the post office truck … Continue reading
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Not so green thumb …
Day 11 It’s that time of year when the Home and Garden Shows, like early spring flowers, start popping up at convention centers across the country. It’s also that time of year – a mere 35 days until Spring (unless you are in … Continue reading
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Roses are red …
Day 10 I am a sucker for a holiday … ANY holiday. Ground Hog Day (Februrary 2nd) is lovely (but I’m still mad at stupid Phil this year for predicting more winter as I don’t want any more winter). Bunsen Burner … Continue reading
Sound off …
Day 9 I like music. I remember dancing in my living room when young to Peter, Paul and Mary or Harry Belafonte. Those records were played over and over and over again. Old favorites. My dad had a reel-to-reel tape recorder, a … Continue reading
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The Happiness Project …
Day 8 The other day I was in the shower and as is usually the case all sorts of things came to mind … including the question: What makes me happy? Whoa … where did that come from? Pretty deep for … Continue reading
Thoughts while in the shower …
Day 7 I think my best thoughts while in the shower. I don’t know if it’s the aromatherapy from the shampoo, body wash and soap or if my body consists of more water than is normal (which is roughly 60% … Continue reading
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Chain girl … or not
Day 6 I’m not a gourmet. I’m not a gourmand. Far from either – however, I do like to eat. And though I’m pretty simple in my tastes it doesn’t mean I’m all plain and simple or that I don’t appreciate a … Continue reading
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