August 2011
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March 2011
1 post
coincidence?
I don’t think so.
In one of those odd, Twilight Zone meets ‘Be Careful What You Wish For’ moments, the very same week that I lost my heart to the little house, we received a letter of inquiry from a local Realtor.
Yeah, yeah, form letters. Everybody gets ‘em. But this one had our names on it. Spelled correctly even.
In the letter, the Realtor explained that she’d...
February 2011
1 post
how small is it?
I’ve fallen head over heels for a little house. Heavy emphasis on the word little. It’s so small that there’s not even much room for quirky charm. But I can still see it. Even in the bathroom…
Really, I can.
I think my beloved (husband, not house) was feeling a little of the love too, when he toured the place with me. “Yeah, I get it,” he said, “but...
January 2011
1 post
December 2010
12 posts
i'd like to buy a vowel...
spoiler alert: if you’re related to me, there’s a chance that an item noted below will be under your Christmas tree. There’s also a chance you’ll be struck by lightning. Go ahead, play the odds.
All I really want for Christmas is quality time with family members. And of course, the whole peace on earth, good will toward men thing. Except as it pertains to Scrabble with...
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blog humbug
I’ve heard it said, probably because I talk to myself, that one person’s manifesto is somebody else’s grocery list.
For those unable to read the exercise induced manifesto, the objectives behind the scribbles were something like this:
Shopping Christmas List - Budget
maraschino cherries
cranberry salsa
the Burgomaster
That’s what you thought, right?
Groceries aside,...
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i thought you said she was a decorator
okay then, from the decorating notebook. this is me Being informative…
the project began, as so many do, with me waving my beloved husband off on a business trip. By the time his car had cleared the driveway, I was up on a ladder stripping wallpaper.
The clandestine paint job had been planned for weeks, but a client’s question about magnetic primer had added a new level of intrigue....
the ultimate in simply sophisticated money... →
the three Bs of blogging
be interesting
be informative or
be quiet
This is me being quiet.
You’re quite welcome.
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bogged down
I’m stockpiling cranberries. WMDs. Weapons of Mass. Deliciousness.
Though it turns out Massachusetts is second behind Wisconsin in cranberry production.
Where they come from doesn’t really matter. That I have a dozen or so bags of them tucked up in my freezer, that’s what counts. Though I know they won’t last me till cranberry season next year, I’m sleeping a little...
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thinking
Turns out that thinking great thoughts is not quite so useful in the absence of remembering them.
Yesterday I varied my exercise routine. Usually, when I’m in the gym, I watch recorded episodes of my favorite show, Income Property, with that dreamy Scott McGillivray. For some reason (forgetting the remote may have played a part) I got on the treadmill without turning the TV on. There I...
“Having an idea about an idea for a blog.
That’s a blog right there.”
– George Costanza
thanksgiving leftovers
Five days after the fact, I’m emerging from my food coma. And I’m able to see that of all the leftovers, the best is my new found appreciation for my Inner Minimalist.
Until last week I didn’t even know I had an Inner Minimalist.
The IM is evidently a byproduct of the Inner Procrastinator, with whom I am familiar.
See, the IP was all, “No worries!”, “Plenty of time.” and, “Take a few more days...
May 2010
4 posts
all boxed in.
Still caught at the nexus of the container gardening universe…thinking outside of the box about the inside of the box.
Others are as well…This Old House, May 2010…Better Homes & Gardens, May 2010…BH&G’s Beds & Borders SIP 2010…all have articles on container gardening. I’m sure there’s a zillion more, but I can only get around to not...
other stuff
I am not a web site designer. I don’t even play one on TV. But I wanted to make my new site, anyway. When I found myself in over my head, I hired a professional to do a critique and give me some tips on search engine optimization. One of the first things my new best friend Susan, of S & J Enterprises, commented on, was a page I had labeled Stuff.
“What is that?” she asked.
“That’s a place for...
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
– Leonardo da Vinci
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Stuff that makes me happy
One year, I got a little overzealous with the pruning shears.
And maybe the saw.
And before I knew it, there wasn’t much tree left in front of the window. Which I was really hoping my husband wouldn’t notice since he might have asked me not to do that before he left on a business trip.
My brilliant idea to fill up this suddenly barren space (simply and with great sophistication) was...