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Holy crap, haven't posted in forever!
Wow. I haven't posted anything yet in 2016. WTF?? How did I let it get like this? It certainly wasn't intentional. Last year, especially last fall, was so full of wonderful events and good times that I intended to post about, but somehow didn't ( Read more... ) -
Happy belated holidays, everyone!
I can't believe I didn't post on Christmas! Or the end of fall, for that matter. I hope everyone has had a lovely holiday, without too much stress and with much merry-making ( Read more... ) -
Happy Thanksgiving, Americans!
And anyone else who celebrates. I'm up to my eyeballs in cooking--this year, for the first time ever, I'm the one cooking the turkey! And as ever, there are glitches. Oh well, there will be wine and pie, and friends.
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Surprisingly empty
My sister just moved in to her newly remodeled condo. There was a snafu with the timing at one point, so she ended up staying here for a while. Originally, she was going to stay for about 4 days. Three weeks later, she and her cat are finally moved. Relief? Sort of ( Read more... ) -
Bedroom shuffle
One of the things I have had on my to-do list for this summer is to get a new bed and move into the master bedroom, letting the other bed be the guest bed. After weeks of dithering about getting a bed, it's finally done! The new bed is heavenly. In case you are in the market for a new bed, one way to save some money is to try a bunch of matresses ( Read more... ) -
Brambleing on
I'm still getting caught off-guard when it comes to harvest-time in Northern California. Things ripen about a month ahead of what I got used to in the Pacific Northwest; what I've considered late-summer bounty is suddenly on the table now. I'm enjoying heirloom tomatoes, the first of our Gravenstein apples (a local favorite), fresh peaches and ( Read more... ) -
Happy Fourth of July, Americans!
I'll be spending it in the kitchen, and after that out on the deck hanging out with friends and firing up the grill ( Read more... ) -
RIP Leonard Nimoy
So sad to hear of Leonard Nimoy's passing. He will be deeply mourned by so, so many. -
My silly TV dilemma
So I watched an episode of The walking Dead last night. Previously, whenever I heard this show mentioned, I dismissed it as more stupid zombie crap. Honestly, I don't really get the appeal of zombies. But when my sister said she was doing a TWD marathon, I was like, what? You're watching that? Is it good? She said it was, and so did my cousin, who ( Read more... )