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Day 1–The first shovelfuls of dirt have been moved. The first grunts of effort have sounded in the neighborhood, and …
Breaking Ground
14 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in Children, Family, Home, Money, Real Estate, Uncategorized
TMI? No, not really
07 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in Internet, News, Uncategorized
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Internet news has a lot of power in our great land. It gets us information–or misinformation–with uncanny speed. Too bad …
Construction Woes
01 Monday Apr 2013
Posted in Food, Garden, Money, Real Estate, Recipes, Uncategorized, Weather, Work, Writing
It seems to me that everything in my life is related to construction of some sort right now. My writing group …
But it’s fruit, Mom!
03 Sunday Mar 2013
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The topic is food—again. This time it’s my mom’s applesauce pie, something I haven’t thought about for many years. It …
Business Reply Mail and the great deficit
22 Friday Feb 2013
Posted in Do Not Call, Humor, Money, Opinion, Uncategorized
I know this isn’t an original idea, because every time I mention it to someone he laughs and says,”Oh, yeah, …
The next few months
21 Thursday Feb 2013
Posted in Family, Money, Real Estate, Uncategorized, Work
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I’ve never been a great one for making plans or following schedules. It’s not that I mind following the directions, …
Searching for Harvey Wallbanger
25 Tuesday Dec 2012
We’re not eating mince pie this year. We’re not having pumpkin pie, or mashed potatoes and candied yams, we’re not even …
A Year in the Life
24 Monday Dec 2012
Well, I missed it. Tuesday, December 11, marked a full year since I started this blog and I had a …
BOGO and the Christmas Chaos
09 Sunday Dec 2012
Posted in Holidays, Humor, Money, Shopping, Uncategorized
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Once upon a time there was a young marketing ploy called BOGO. His parents SALE and TODAY ONLY had been …
Seasonings, retasted
07 Friday Dec 2012
I need a good first line that will jump out at you and make you quiver with delight at the …
