Happy Holidays, oooh! oooh!

Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday season, however you celebrate!  And how are you celebrating?  We’re planning a quiet day, with a lovely breakfast with ham from the lovely pigs up the road and from-scratch buttermilk waffles (made with FULL… Continue Reading

Gone in 60

Some of you know I watch Live from Daryl’s House on the ‘tube.   I wasn’t planning to – I remember dancing in the clubs to Hall & Oates back in the Jurassic Era, then I got old – and… Continue Reading

Of Mice and Musette and a winner or two

Praise Floyd! Most of my tech Crazy is now resolved – most of it.  Lemme tell you – if, like me, you are Not Tech, talk to your friends.  Ask. The. Questions.  They can see what you prolly can’t . … Continue Reading

Birthday Blizzard

First, a Squickton of heartfelt thanks for all the marvelous birthday wishes! And special thanks to Ann for spilling the birthday beans!  I spent the morning sinking crocus bulbs in terracotta post in advance of the evening blizzard. Why terracotta… Continue Reading

Food Coma

My darlings – I got nuthin.  Nuthin’ but FOOD!!!  I had to hop over to a friend’s last night – she had emergency surgery  and her biggest fear was that she would starve to death during recovery! And I’m the… Continue Reading

Green Beans

Caution:  Green. Jurassic Green.   And A lot of cussin’ in this post.  A lot. Autumn.  You guys.  Autumn.  Such a pain in the ass. I mean, let’s take the humble green bean, shall we?  I grow pole beans because… Continue Reading

See, what had happened was…and other excuses…and WINNERS!

I am SUCH a liar.  I told you we were going to discuss ‘lagenlook’ today – and I. Wuz. WRONG!  Because This Stuff: Construction (as in Home stuff, not my job).  In the weird way that construction/reno is, it has… Continue Reading