small town me

My New Years Eve, in borrowed Facebook stuff... See ya next year. 

It's colder here than on the east coast. I didn't see any snow and sleet but there was a lot of frost on the roof.  ...

I was going to share "Granny Glittens and her Amazing Mittens," but The Tall Book of Christmas Tales was too tall to fit into my s...

I found these treasures in my trove.  I'll share a favorite story from one of them next time. 

1) when kitten needs his claws trimmed 2) and jumps on your back X) when said kitten knocks the fruit bowl off the counter and it b...

Handy's birthday went smoothly, with my delicious prime rib ... and Ina Garten's carrot cake cupcakes . Nuts or no nuts? S...

I recently saw a new adaptation of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at a local performing arts center. It was a delightful show and r...

While Homer has mostly tolerated the newbie, Francine became the Queen of Mean. I started calling her Leona . But suddenly, she discove...

The Skandi Kitchen cookbook has been on display on the front counter of the book store for a few weeks. One of my sterling coworkers keeps...

I've been having an ordeal with my new glasses. First they were made wrong. When I eventually got them home I realized they were croo...

I mean trouble. If I could just spend half as much time practicing as I do goofing off... My music binder looks really nice, though.

My wine glass was concerned. But after🍷's escape, the situation did not escalate.  Maybe they were having a sleep-off...

Thank you to everyone who stopped by during NaBloPoMo! I appreciate your views and comments. I especially wish to thank my vacation ph...

I want to be THIS big! (Photo borrowed from somewhere online.) That doesn't appear to be a full-sized person holding that cat, ...

Claudia at Idiot's Kitchen has been extolling the virtues of spatchcocking , which reminded me of a recipe I collected early in my marr...

He spilled my coffee and broke my favorite cup. Then he looked at me with sad kitty eyes. I still love him. 

It's 4 am and there's a kitten hogging the pillow again.  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. 

After the cookie-kitten-nightmare night, I tried to take a nap the next afternoon. I would say I had a hangover because Hunter was hanging o...

My dreams are made on ordinary things. Last weekend it was kittens and cookies. But they were nightmares. I spend a frustrating Friday mak...