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Business up Front, Party in the Back
I bought a new skirt last week. This is not normally a notable thing, and perhaps is still not, other than I am not much of a clothes shopper, much preferring to peruse the produce section of our local Sprouts … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged Clothing, Conversations with Husband, fashion, Humor, Mullet, Shopping, Skirts, style
5 Comments
Simple Sunday – Traveler’s Log
The dogs were boarded and the neighbors had instructions on cat and plant care. It was time to go. We had a late afternoon flight and decided to take the shuttle bus to the island of my childhood home instead … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged childhood, Family, Orange Cats, Pets, Photography, Seattle, Simple sunday, Space Needle, Travel, Whidbey Island
9 Comments
I Hope You Know This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record!
It is that time of year. Our dogs, Haley and Sasha are due for their wellness exam and vaccinations. For many reasons I choose to take them to the vet one at a time. Thursday was Haley’s day. About 15 … Continue reading
Drunken Herbs
I think our rosemary has a drinking problem. In an effort to keep my askings – those to our neighbor to come over and play with our cats and throw water at our plants while we are gone – to … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Cheap Wine, Drinking, Gardening, Herbs, Humor, Plant Watering Spikes, Plants, Wine
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Simple Sunday – Red, White, & Blue – Happy 4th of July!
Because I am writing this a day early, I thought it would be fun to go through my camera roll and pick out some photos with the only criteria being that they contain red, white, and blue. Tuesday we are … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged 4th of July, Blogging, Fourth of July, Photographs, Photography, Red White and Blue, Travel
7 Comments
Fur Friday – James and the Orchid
Welcome to Fur Friday where I post a random picture (or more) of some of our pets and maybe write a thing or two about it.
Posted in Fur Friday, Furry Feet (and fish)
Tagged cats, Fur Friday, Humor, Orange Cats, Orchids, Pets, Photography, Plants
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Cody’s Wit and Wisdom
Driving by a Tesla charging station, I wondered aloud what the collective noun for Tesla would be. I suggested a clutch, which really makes no sense seeing as they have none. But Cody, in brilliant form, suggested a spark. A … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Random Thoughts
Tagged A Spark of Teslas, Collective Nouns, Humor, Kids, Life, Ogre, Parenting, Tesla, The things kids say, Wit and Wisdom
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The Delicious Mistake
With Carter off on his week long camping trip, Cody seems worried about how he will fill his days. He decided that part of his day-filling will involve cooking with me, which I find more exciting than playing this video … Continue reading
Posted in Food Glorious Food, Little Feet
Tagged Cooking, cooking with kids, Dogs, Humor, Kale, Kids, Mistakes, Parenting
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Biscuits and Bees
What do you do when bees move into your father-in-laws house, empty for many years since his passing? You hire a live bee removal person, in our case Scott the Bee Man. Scott the Bee Man, who was very professional … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged baking, Bees, Cooking, cooking with kids, Food, Honey, Honey Dipper, Humor, Live Bee Removal, Scott the Bee Man
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