This morning I gave $4 for parking to a middle aged man dressed in a suit and a red tie. I have a monthly pass for the lot, but for day parkers they have one of those boxes set up where you put your money in a tiny slot labeled with your spot number. He only had a $20 bill for a $6.00 parking fee. He asked me for change for $20, but all I had was $ ( Read more... )

If it weren't for my anti-lock brakes, my car would right now be either in a ditch, smashed, or both. I forgot that the end of my street gets pretty slick in snowy weather, as we have this morning, and I failed to allow extra stopping distance as I approached the T-intersection at the end of the street. I slid, and felt the anti-lock braking engage ( Read more... )

I stopped by Bed, Bath, and Beyond after work last night to pick up a new Tempur-Pedic cervical pillow (size medium) and a bathmat. At the cash register, the woman in front of me finished her purchase, then turned to me and asked if I had my 20% off coupons. I said no (I didn't know there were such things). She pulled out two coupons, one for each ( Read more... )

The first sight to greet my eyes this morning (after the snooze button) was a startlingly beautiful bright sunrise of orange, pink, and blue. What a blessed beginning to the week.

Happy Monday, everyone! Have a blessed day!

This morning was one of those rare times when I remembered to put on a scented oil. Now I am wreathed in the fragrences of rose and ... honey? It's like carrying my own private oasis of summer around with me.

I eat lunch at a nearby Thai restaurant once or twice a week. It's the kind of place where you take your check up to a cashier. I have noticed that when the cashier hands me my change he makes an elaborate show of carefully counting the money. Then, with a slight bow, he hands me the change with the bills fanned out so that I can see exactly what ( Read more... )

There is something very comforting in puttering about in the kitchen on a slow easy morning, cooking breakfast and straightening up, while watery sunlight filters in the window. It seems so normal, so calming.

I am reminded that I am lucky to have an east-facing kitchen.

Yesterday evening as I was driving home I looked up just as a flock of birds flew across a gibbous moon floating in a mauve and lavender sky, softened by a dusting of cloud.

Wow.