One of the great things about blogging for me, has been the number of folks I’ve met. In general, I haven’t actually met many folks in person, but I have made wonderful long-distance friends and pen pals because of this blog and the folks who stop by. One of those friends is Allie Larkin and [...]
Because of my recent dental work, I’m still eating a diet of mostly soft foods. Lots and lots of smoothies, applesauce, pureed roasted carrots & sweet potatoes, and soup. I’ve been able to eat soup with bits of chicken in the last day or so, though everything is cut up rather small. While not exactly [...]
I had some pretty significant dental work done yesterday. Work that I was warned and I feared that would leave me in painful misery today. With that in mind, I took today and tomorrow off work to recover. Well, I’m pleased to report that I’m not really feeling any pain today – I’m uncomfortable to be [...]
The weather has been rainy with bits of snowy moments of late. This kind of weather, while makes the garden grow; makes me a bit antsy. I want to get outside but don’t really enjoy the chill I catch from fierce winds and drenching rain, so I mostly stay inside. Inside, I’m enjoying these moments: [...]
My goodness its Thursday and it’s been a whirlwind of a three days in this week already. I’ve been spending the last several evenings with a wonderful book, When Wanderers Cease to Roam: A Traveler’s Journal of Staying Put by Vivian Swift (who happens to be from Montana originally). The book was on the new arrivals shelf [...]
My days for the most part are fairly mundane and routine. I like that, there’s a certain rhythm that hums in the background and I’m quite accustomed to the pace at which it and our lives move. Rarely are there big or grand events, rather most days are made up of similar things repeated in slightly different ways. Most days [...]
My list of books on hold at the library is growing rather large. See those seed catalogs often come with a book section, meaning that my “to read” list grows. I generally read books from the library before buying to make sure it is something I feel I need to own. I love books and [...]
As I mentioned in my last post I’m in the process of getting ready for the new year and starting with a clean slate. As part of that process, I’m cleaning and de-cluttering a bit. I went through my bookshelf and want to thin it out a bit. I have the following books I’m offering [...]
We’ve had this small plant stand / bookshelf in our kitchen forever. It came with us when we moved last year and to be honest, both Jeff and I hated it. We bought it and it was one of those particle board, cheapo things you buy when you just need something and don’t have time [...]
It seems I read more in the cold, dark days of winter than any other time of year. Recently I’ve been lost in the pages of the following books: A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg (of Orangette fame) – I must say that I adore it. It’s so much [...]
