Monthly Archives: August 2012

Day 209 Once in a blue moon do we get a night like this … clear, cooling and if you are anywhere near me … the air is alive with the chirping of a million happy insects enjoying the second full … Continue reading →

Day 208 I was looking through a past issue of Martha Stewart Living sometime last week and pulled out a page entitled … “Summer Essentials”. Essential for whom? Certainly not me. Nor for anyone I personally know or (I could probably … Continue reading →

Day 207 Little did I ever imagine the prospect of being single in my 50’s. Long ago, when I met my husband, Tim (when I was less than half my age now) – the idea of being single 30 years … Continue reading →

Day 206 Last night I did something terrible. While trying to scrape off some encrusted tartar off Gertie’s back molar, I broke off part of her tooth. Great. What could be worse than saying, “Come here, baby, sit on my lap and … Continue reading →

Day 205 Tonight, after consuming a perfectly baked potato (loaded with sour cream and butter, thank you very much) and 2 skewers of succulent, delectable, wood-fire grilled, teriyaki glazed shrimp … I realized that I, again, was eating things that … Continue reading →

Day 204 Why is the saying as such … “Sicker than a Dog” … and not “Sicker than a Cat … or Whale … or Hedgehog”? Why a dog? And, for that matter, how sick does a dog get? Does … Continue reading →

Day 203 Tonight, while out finishing up some gardening (well, finishing up for the day – not actually FINISHING UP!) in the gathering dusk, wearing enough Off! to warrant a haz-mat suit (which I probably should have had on instead … Continue reading →

Day 202 After roughly 100 nights of sleeping on my couch (with at least 2 pugs and sometimes 2 cats) … last night I slept in a BED. My own bed. My NEW bed. The heavens opened up and the … Continue reading →

Day 201 Today while out and about (or if I was Canadian I’d say I was oot and aboot) … I drove down memory lane. Oleander Avenue to be exact. This is the street I grew up on. And aside … Continue reading →

Day 200 It is Back-to-School time. Once again, school has begun and I’m left wondering several things … The first being … isn’t it still SUMMER? I know we are not farm hands (most of us anyway) and the old … Continue reading →