Category Archives: daily updates

Just getting down a quick record before I post a thoughtpiece on the fires in OZ. We had a very quiet holiday – spent just an overnight with Ted’s parents between Xmas and NYE, but otherwise we were at home, … Continue reading →

Sorry, I know, still haven’t written about my Poland trip. I should also update the other blog, since I recently re-registered the domain (and am consequently, annoyingly, getting a ton of calls from people wanting to help me with my … Continue reading →

I do not understand why WordPress gives me so many issues with adding images these days, but I always seem to have to go back to Classic mode to do it. Blah. Anyway, I have just upgraded again and hopefully … Continue reading →

After 4 weeks with the new kitten, I have scrapes and scratches all over my body – but she’s still pretty adorable. She doesn’t do it on purpose – when she deliberately touches skin it’s with velvet paws. It’s just … Continue reading →

And I’m late posting, because I adopted her a week and a half ago. Meet Pinot Gris: She’s not perfect – for instance there’s her habit of walking straight up the nearest human to get up to a surface she … Continue reading →

Weird thing happened to me last night – documenting it in case it happens again, so I’ll know when it started. Around 2AM, I woke up feeling like I’d just swallowed a bit of acid – throat burning, acidic taste … Continue reading →

Labor Day week was supposed to be wonderful. We planned to pack up the cats and spend the week at the lake – Ted took the week off, since he has more vacation time, and I’d get the long weekend … Continue reading →

This weekend we stayed home for once – with the renovations in full swing, we’ve been going to the lake house most weekends. Sunday we went to a wine blending event. We were given young Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Franc … Continue reading →

Tamora Pierce’s first book, Alanna, was published in 1983 – the year before I started college at Pierce’s own alma mater. This explains why I never read her books at the proper age, why they’re not part of my formative … Continue reading →

For some reason my computer doesn’t want to access this site right now. Phone typing is slow. Oh well. Ted heads off to the Netherlands today so I’m on my own for the weekend. I’m dithering over whether to go … Continue reading →