I survived one day of wind and cold. Two days of sitting on my butt for seven hours straight. Four (possibly five) glasses of red wine. Countless grey-haired Nikon enthusiasts, many of whom made me fear for my future by snorting and hacking during the presentation. (Is this what ALL […]

The snow has melted and the grass is stretching itself toward the sun. Yet the dull, cool, slightly dreary feel of pre-spring is still in the air. Stalks of brown. Clumps of brown. Patches of brown. I was heartened a bit today, though, as I walked Juliette along the sidewalks […]

Today was an ordinary day. Get up, take a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, go to work. Yada, yada, yada. The only difference in my morning routine was that I stopped at the ATM to deposit my check. Some guy pulled in fast behind me and pulled up pretty darn […]

My vantage point at Four Friends

When you spend 8 1/2 days out of 10 in bed, you begin to get a bit negative about things. Rather than dwell on all the bad aspects of the past week, which dawned with a horrible chest cold and was capped off by a severe sinus infection, I will […]

I got a membership last summer or fall or some such time, but I’ve only been to the place that once. It’s soooooo big. And the items are soooooo big. And I don’t have room in my house for gallon jars of ketchup and pickles and the like. But Julie […]

How embarrassing is it that when I stepped out of Laurel’s SUV at 12:30 a.m. this morning, I fell right on my knee in the beam of the headlights? Typical, I tell ya.

My creativity has been null and void the past few days, even regarding the camera. I lurve my Nikon, but I’m just not feeling inspired to take photos. Nor to write, really. I must be going through a lull. Hopefully it’s short-lived, but please take no offense to my absence […]

…so why not post a pic of myself? Eh. The only excuse is that I have no other photos to post at this time. This time of year is always the worst for me when it comes to photo inspiration. I need a vacation! I had a sleepless week. I’ve […]

Can someone please explain to me why 66 degrees feels so much colder inside than it does outside? I’m freezing. Brrrr. Damn heating prices. Sigh.