It's been a simple day of routine life here: laundry (whittling down those piles, yay!), knitting, kitty-girl cuddling, and dvd watching. Doesn't make for riveting blog-fodder, but it's the mortar in the brick wall of building a life together. On days like this, I sometimes wonder what I really have to write about; it's just ordinariness, after ( Read more... )

We faced the same team this week as we had last week, during the positional round... and we swept again! Oh it felt good to do that, even though I know we're not supposed to be happy about others' misfortunes... but hey, all's fair in bowling, eh? I did not bowl tonight, opting instead to knit further on the WH,NHH project; Crystal took on the ( Read more... )

I find myself feeling like I've been in some sort of time-warp today: first, the laundry piles needing washing are surprisingly large. I could even classify them as huge. And, the reason it surprises me is that I feel like it wasn't that long ago that I had them relatively under control... but nope, not now. And, y'know, certain garments are ( Read more... )

Some of the ladies of my acquaintance gathered again at my house today for some Fiber Fun and a Crafternoon of wonderfulness. Teri, Charlotte, June, Margaret and I all worked on our own projects, some knitting and some quilting, but all enjoying time together to chat and share the lunch I had prepared. Homemade macaroni and cheese, a leafy salad ( Read more... )

My early-morning rise-n-shine for the antique shopping in Tongeren meant that I was at Laurie's by 6:30, picking up Jenn shortly thereafter, and on the road by 7. Despite my attempts to be quiet and not wake him (which succeeded, mostly) Doug woke in time to spend a little time with me before I headed out; it was pleasant to see his cheery wave as ( Read more... )

Herb Alpert, Chuck Mangione, The Manhattan Transfer, Louis Armstrong, Kim Pensyl, Joe Sample... just some of the folks we've been hanging out with today, courtesy of our iTunes library. See, it's really Magnum P.I.'s fault: I was watching an episode on dvd the other day and it featured Leslie Uggams as a jazz singer; her colleague looked and ( Read more... )

When Doug left for work this morning, I had suggested he may want to check with some folks about going out for dinner tonight, perhaps to the Asia Wok 'n Grill in Wehr, a new-ish restaurant that does just what the name implies. Similar to the Mongolian Grill type of stores back home, the one in Wehr opened just last November and we'd only been ( Read more... )

The earth says hello ( Read more... )

First off, the gorgeous weather we had today inspired not only yours truly, but the kitty-girls, who took advantage of the warming rays of the sun to actually lounge upon the patio for several moments. Contentment radiated from every fur and whisker tip as they basked in the spring-like weather. I did not get pictures of them, however. You'll ( Read more... )

Okay, that's a corny title. And somewhat LOLcats-ish... but I guess that's how I'm feeling ( Read more... )