I feel that, like you other LJ people, it's been ages since I had anything with enough thought behind it to post to the blog. You see, for those of you who aren't aware IT'S WINTER and it's COLD and DARK and the DAYS ARE SHORT. This sucks. HOWEVER!!! I think that it's Tuesday that the sun does it's famous turnaround dance and starts marching ( Read more... )

The cat was particularly active this morning, stealing not one, not two, but three hair ties off the counter while I was in the shower. When I stuck my head out to ask her what she was doing, exactly, she meowed--with the third contraband hanging from her little pointy tooth.

I had to stop and laugh

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I just thinked of my kitty Merlot rolling happily in the sunshine right before she died.

This makes me so sad.

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I would like to point out to the masses that the sun is finally shining again in New England. It's 0700 and I can see sky. We're beginning to think we actually live in the Pacific Northwest, otherwise.

Things are crazy around here, as always. Progress by topic:
House

• Painters, painters, and more painters: We had Johnny from Johnny's Painting ( Read more... )

Listen to me, now!

Time to go and feed the cat.

Had a great dinner hanging with friends, cooking fish (we have documentation!) from the CSF Boston (our 5 pound Cod). Figured out via crowd-sourcing and the interweb how to clean and fillet a fish, then managed to beer-batter it, double-fry some SWEET fries, mow on yummy sourdough and veggies, and of course dessert ( Read more... )