Joel’s parents are starting him off on the right foot People: Listen up! When you go to the car dealership to buy your Honda, Ford or Hyundai, there’s a list of options that you can select from. Blinkers, folks, are not on that list. They come standard on any car, […]
Falling for fall
Theme Thursday: grey winding path Fall is back. It took a bit of a vacation and tumbled right into wintery-feeling weather. When we left for our trip, I was wearing increasingly heavier jackets to work each day. When we returned, everyone was in shorts. Fall and spring are my two […]
Jet lag
Picturing myself in the Spokane River I traveled for work-related purposes over the past three days. Two nights in a lovely Comfort Inn in Liberty Lake, Washington (on the outskirts of Spokane), just weren’t enough for me to get acclimated to PST. It’s only a three-hour difference, but I was […]
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Birdhouse that’s been taken over by squirrels who aren’t as fussy about housekeeping
Have a cuppa
The morning brew Contrary to what the cup says, I’m all for a delicious cup of tea. I’ve gone from having a cup or two a week to two or more each day. I now understand coffee drinkers much better. It used to confound me that my mother could drink […]
Breakfast goodness
The pancake special : May 2003 In keeping with the theme of yesterday’s post, I display yet another example of food/beverage yumminess. Uncommon Ground is my absolute favorite breakfast spot of all time. Ask any of my friends and family who visited us in Chicago. Like Chad and Tiffany who […]
Alcoholic goodness
So good it required a photo; Vancouver : August 2003 I had a martini once. At the Blue Angel in Chicago on a cold, rainy afternoon. My friend Mark ordered an entree that actually included your choice of a free drink. The martini was one of the options. The one […]
Champs!
Wrigley Field : May 2003 Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win! Now that’s the way to play a double-header! It wasn’t televised in these parts yesterday, which was a good thing since I can’t stand to watch under such suspense-filled conditions. I always feel like I’ll be a bad-luck charm […]
Buckets of rain
It’s supposed to be a dog bed Just bought the soundtrack to Moonlight Mile the other day. Now I have Buckets of Rain floating through my head. It’s a pleasant song to get stuck on. Better than the AC/DC tune I had skittering around in there the other day. It’s […]
Why are pets so expensive?
Columbia River Gorge : August 2003 I have no idea what I’m going to do should we ever have children. When I walk into PetsMart (or any other pet store), I walk out having spent too much money on things my pets probably don’t need. Nylabones, fancy dog biscuits, catnip […]
Traveling with Lori (if you dare)
Trilium Lake, Oregon : August 2003 You have to give my husband a lot of credit. I’m not easy to travel with. Take Trilium Lake, for instance. I insisted that we do the Columbia River Gorge/Mt. Hood Loop during our Pacific Northwest jaunt. Which meant driving down to this area […]