Tomorrow is the big day! The first day of the festival for 2017. Wow. Another year. Hard to believe ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I had been planning since the first of the year to go to the beach house this weekend, meaning would wanted to leave today. But that just didn't happen ( Read more... )

Quick entry -- I've been fighting a small cold (hopefully it will stay small), and just haven't felt terrific the past two days. That's just FINE, by the way. I have nothing I need to do, so I can just stay in my jammies and cuddle with my nice throw and watch TV or read my paperback book (shocking to not be reading my Kindle right now, isn't it ( Read more... )

I'm very tired tonight. I think partly because I've been having trouble sleeping. The pain isn't horrible, don't get me wrong. I'm adding pain meds to the mix now and then, but trying not to use all that much. It's enough to both keep me awake, and wake me when I do sleep. But even so, I'm hanging in there. In fact, I'm pretty proud of how well I'm ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I started off our busy day at the beach house with a walk in the misty morning. It wasn't full out rain, but enough precip to get wet, anyway. I had worn my blue festival jacket, because it had a hood -- but it was far too warm (!!!) a day for it! Marilyn bought me a new hoodie in Seaside -- neon green. (I love neon clothes, by the way ( Read more... )

Yes, Marilyn and I watched the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics on Friday -- we wouldn't miss it. We probably didn't need to have it 'assigned' like homework by the boss (Jeff) at Staff meeting last Tuesday (!!!), which I found something of a surprise ( Read more... )

Calm. Ocean waves gently slapping the shore. Sunshine and a gentle breeze and the sound of seagulls drifting in the air... (Sure. Sounds great. Not happenin' today, though ( Read more... )

Well, I finally got the tree out and put it up today -- almost a week later than originally planned. (The flooding just ruined that schedule.) Being flexible in life is a good thing, anyway. (smile ( Read more... )

Marilyn mistressmarilyn and I made our annual Christmas trip to Hump's Restaurant, in Clatskanie, Oregon. This year sister Sue suzy_qp joined us for the first time ( Read more... )

Marilyn mistressmarilyn and I went shopping at the Gresham Borders book store, to get our presents for our Writing Circle Christmas gift exchange, for this coming Monday night ( Read more... )