small town me

This was our view Sunday evening. Yes, my husband barbecues in the rain. I've been begging Ernest for a snow picture and he final...

While Ernest was gone last fall, I plugged in his iHome clock so I could see what time it was as I puttered away at his clutter. (He gen...

We're working on ways for my lovely M-I-L to knit one handed.  After quite a bit of internet searching we did not find anything rea...

Shhh. Don't tell Homer about Louie.  We truly wish we weren't having summer weather.  Surf and turf for Valentine's Day. $81 a p...

We had a bit of desperately needed rain, which left a snowy drift of petals on the ground.  But not enough rain to interfere with the barbec...

The "ripe now" sticker on the avocados causes me a lot of trouble. The restaurant guy has solved the mystery. It is a trademark, ...

I asked Ernest to send me some snow pictures and I got a couple like this. "It's a winter wonderland," he exclaimed o...

It seems I can't deal with one thing until I have dealt with something else. I hardly know where to begin. Since the Christmas decorat...

Ernest was here for 4 weeks and I kept announcing, "I need a family picture," but we would put it off and so of course it never ha...

So I have confessed I am a worrier, but I seem to be a selective one. I was worried we wouldn't get to the airport in time. But we got...

We had an estate sale at my father's house last fall.  He didn't have anything really valuable. Most people were out for something c...

I've been a chronic worrier all my life. My mother always told me I had a worried look on my face as a baby. Thanks, mom. Yes, I do ...

The plumbing story part two: Handy cleaned out the trap in the upstairs bathtub (through the hole in the wall) but blub blub blub. No ...

I think this is my one resolution for the year.  I started slowly on this path last fall.  Overwhelmed by stuff coming into my ...

It's not what you think. Oh, Homer. You know I am still yours, heart and soul. Please don't get your fluffy panties in a bun...

Warning, this post includes dairy, gluten and fat! I can't say I've ever eaten the famous biscuits at Red Lobster, since I've ...

I'm surprised I haven't hit the new library hold limit until now.  What to do, what to do? I think I can save a list. O...

I did it. Now I've got to get up in half an hour for my traditional viewing of the Rose Parade.  Resolution: take a nap later today! Hap...

Well, that title brings back memories of the old insurance company days.  I spent 15 years in one of the best work environments. Not many pe...

Handy has two weeks off but he hasn't been bored since he lucked (or perhaps unlucked is more accurate) into a major project. Ernes...