Mama’s got a new groove
I loooooove music. I always have. A world without it would be much darker. Live music, especially when a venue hits that critical mass of music pouring forth an...
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Keep your fingers crossed.
I’ve recently gotten some very good news on the financial front. I can’t really go into great detail but it includes a way for me to actually be abl...
Down in the District
Spent a recent birthday weekend in the nation’s capital due to the generosity of Dad #3 and his lovely wife. It was an especially wonderful gift as I got ...
In the time to boil water
The progeny are away with their father on vacation so even less cooking than usual is going on these days. The fact that we are now well into a typically thick...
Short timer
My youngest has always loved all things small and fluffy, children included. She barely remembers my last cat, Zoobie. My only memory of the two of them is the...
Long live the Independents
The youngest and I spent the afternoon and a good part of the evening shopping about a week ago. We don’t do that often. We needed supplies. It was two w...
Saving grace
I get paid once a month. It probably would be a challenge for most people to budget out an entire month on one check that comes in somewhat randomly. It’s...
A walk through the herb garden
At work we have a lovely little herb garden that is carefully tended by a dedicated group of volunteers. We are able to do so many things because of the time an...
Melting
I don’t deal well with the heat. Never have, probably never will. That said, it’s finally hot where I live. Really hot and pretty damn humid as wel...
Filtered view
No one who knows me would be surprised when I say that I suffer from anxiety and have a wee bit of trouble valuing and understanding my place in the world. I&#...