Olive You
Oh, olive you are an amazing little treat. The fruit. The oil. The salt. (I know, they’re cured) All my life, there are few things better than being able to say olive you…oh and those sweetly salty little treats are Read More …
Category: life
Ancestry Matters
Some people think that ancestry matters, and maybe it does, or maybe it doesn’t. And in the end, does it really change things? Does it really say “who you are”? In this age, when you can literally be anything you Read More …
Family on Sunday
It is nice to see your family on Sunday. It doesn’t happen that way as often as it used to anymore…but with a 3 day weekend, nobody has to run off early… Back home. Back to school. Back to work, Read More …
Saturdays Used to Be This Busy
I think, in the “olden days”, Saturdays used to be this busy. This, Saturday has been fairly – let’s just say – insane. Our pre-snowstorm, with no snow yet, because it’s over 50 degrees angst has everyone out and about. Read More …
Snow Delay
We had a minor snow fall today and it earned a snow delay…which was probably not entirely warranted, but appreciated. I think, in fact, I called it. Somehow, each year, we all just need a day…when we can sleep in. Read More …
A Cold Start
I think it is easy to relate to a car on a cold winter morning, having trouble with a cold start…especially an older model, one that needs the time it takes to get warmed up, and to get going. Read More …
Frozen in a Bubble
If we allow ourselves to get frozen in a bubble, it’s a problem. we can’t make decisions we can’t think straight we can’t change the course we are taking we can’t see clearly we can’t move because we get stuck Read More …
Snow Inconvenience
You may think it is a small, snow inconvenience…but it is much more than that. Shoveling. Deicing. Shoveling again. Finding parking on the street. Dealing with traffic. School delays. Chunks of snow melt or salt stuck in your boots. Salty, Read More …
Time for a Nap
My dad always says that you can’t catch up on sleep, but maybe, your body just tells you it is time for a nap… And that nap might last 2 or 3 hours longer than you normally would sleep. On Read More …
Time to Work and a Time to Play
There is definitely a time to work and a time to play… Sometimes you have to mix them together. Working can take up a lot of your time. Every week. Every month. Every quarter. You often spend more time with Read More …