Today it was 29 degrees when I went to let the horses out. So I officially designated it the first coat day of winter – not for me, for the horses. (I’ve lost too much body fat this year and am having the unforseen side effect of freezing to death. I’m trying not to whine [...]
I had a meeting yesterday about buying a practice. I really love this practice. I’ve worked there quite often and the staff is the best that I’ve ever worked with. They are very good at what they do and they get along. That is an amazing thing to be able to say about a veterinary [...]
The universe has made it abundantly clear today that it does not want me to move back north. Financially, the choice is a no brainer. The money is better. There is less competition. Housing costs are way lower. But a niggling part of my brain (which was getting louder and louder the more I tried [...]
I never make quilts from a pattern. But I found this pattern called Barbed Wire Fence while browsing through a book at a friend’s house and I decided to make it. I think I liked it because it was tricky. The block looks like this: It is made by just taking 2.5″ by 4.5″ strips [...]
This is from Redbook which came in the mail the other day for no reason that I can think of other than to make me make this recipe. Anything made up of these ingredients just has to be tried. 9 whole(s) chocolate graham crackers 6 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, cut into small bits 7 cup(s) (3 [...]
I remember in the first few days after my marriage died that I wished it was two months later. That way I’d be through the most intense of the emotional pain. I couldn’t really imagine that things would be better. I really couldn’t even conceive of two months passing. At that point every day felt [...]
I have been a blogging slacker. It isn’t because there is nothing going on in my life. In fact there has been so much flying through my brain that every time I sit down to write it down I get all muddled up. Then another day goes by and it just gets worse. So in [...]