What A Day
There were wonderful moments in the garden today. The green onions are sprouting everywhere, and the kids had a great time sharing their bad breath. We have arugula and rocket lettuce and red lettuce...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day
Reposted, with additions.I know nothing about the origins of the holiday.* I do know that once the boys made it clear that corned beef and cabbage and boiled potatoes did not hold a candle to pizza,...
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Springtime in the Desert
Apparently, my phone can take panoramic pictures.This allows me to show off my bluebells. These are not weeds, TBG's protests to the contrary. A weed is a plant in the wrong place. These, while not...
View ArticleOoops
Apparently, between Bell's Palsy and March Madness and a myriad of nonsense I forgot to schedule a post for today.Thanks for pointing it out, Little Cheese. I'll be back tomorrow, as originally and...
View ArticleWoe Is Me
Definitely a first world problem, but a problem nonetheless. Honey Bunny is celebrating the anniversary of her birth. TBG and I, her grandparental units, would love to join the festivities. Flying...
View ArticleWho's Next?
This week has been filled with people telling me they're moving. It's been a lot.My physician, a woman whose advice I believe and whose manner I cherish, got a better job offer in Scottsdale and will...
View ArticleWater Cooler Conversation
Are you watching March Madness? Have you completed a bracket to be entered to win zillions of dollars through ESPN and its marketing affiliates or are you in a family pool dating back to the last...
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Part Two about March Madness will be brief, because I was wrong about Yale (who advanced) and surprised by the Pac12 and I slept or read my way through most of the weekend's games once Arizona won in...
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Should It Stay?
Or should it go?You probably have one or three or more of them in your pantry or a cabinet or under the oven in the drawer that's supposed to be used to keep muffins and things warm while the rest of...
View ArticleGrrrrrrrrr
I'm surprised that I'm surprised. Actually, royally pissed off is closer to my current state of mind. Once again, the Lying Liar has escaped the fate reserved for mere mortals like you and me. I...
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A Garden Epiphany
It's the last six weeks of school. The 5th graders are in the process of checking out entirely. Middle school looms large, bringing waves of nostalgia and terror in equal measure. There's a new vibe...
View ArticleThey're Done - A Mini Rant
My hometown team is down and out. Even though my pool didn't have them going any further than this (cue silver lining music) I'm sad.They made it to the Sweet Sixteen, which is better than they did...
View ArticleA Lovely If Gloomy Day wonderful
The sun was out for an hour this morning. I should have taken my walk then. By the time I got through with waffles and eggs the clouds were sharing their bounty. It went on all day long.There was no...
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The Women's Game
I find myself obsessed with the long curlsand the Mouseketeer ears,with the Olive Oyland the functional.Long, blonde ponytailsabound.Sometimes they are just that little bit of extra blondeOh,...
View ArticleA Very Short Rant
TBG asked if we had boarding passes. The email from United alerting me to my upcoming trip didn't have a link to boarding passes.Turns out that if I'm not checking a bag I can't access a boarding pass...
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And Then There Was This
Except that I couldn't. I tried, as I posted yesterday, but I wasn't allowed to create a boarding pass on line. So we waited in line behind humans who had never used a digital device before, or so...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, SIR
There are people you know you will like from the moment you lay eyes on them. There are people who bring out the best in others, without even trying.There are people whose smile lights up a room,...
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Happy Birthday, Honey Bunny
We celebrated Honey Bunny on Sunday, she having completed 366 days on earth (leap year gave her one more day before she turned one).Her mom went all out on the theme. Honey Bunny wasn't that...
View ArticleWhat Eclipse?
Here in Northern California, Main County's eclipse experience was a non-event.I made pinhole cameras for TBG and me out of Honey Bunny's smash cake box, cutting off the sides and using one for the...
View ArticleA Travel Day
Up before sunrise.Refusing to pay $4.95 for a mini-muffin at SFO.Saying Yes to the offer of a snack from the flight attendant, only to be handed a chocolate chia cookie. Planning to bake brownies to...
View ArticleSticker Shock
Have you rented a car lately?TBG refuses to take two trains from the suburbs to the suburbs on our next vacation. He wants to rent a car, even though it means he has to drive on a highway he detests....
View ArticleAn Unfortunate Occurrence
Our Neighbors On The Other Side noticed effluence spewing from the backflow valve down in the open space between and behind our houses.Pima County was quick to the rescue, sending a crew to survey the...
View ArticleCasual Misogyny
It was a lovely funeral, celebrated for one of TBG's spin class buddies. It was a two-fer; her sister died three weeks before she did. They were both active in the church which hosted the service;...
View ArticleDamning With Faint Praise
I fell in love with John Grisham when I read The Firm. In 1991 I was living in Chicago, with two kids, a wonderful sitter, and time to indulge myself. I knew lots of Big Law lawyers like John...
View ArticleA Decision Has Been Made
There is a bright blue porta-potty sitting on my neighbors' driveway.Next to it is a shiny silver sink and soap apparatus. I'm wondering if random unhoused people will see it and take advantage of the...
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