Well, I missed it. Yep. It flew right past without so much as a one-handed clap. This little blog turned a year old - eleven days ago. As anyone who knows me well will tell you, I'm not a sentimental soul. I've got practicality running through my veins. But I love deep. And hard. And quiet. I've had a blast with this little blog over the past year. I've loved hanging out in the … [Read more...]
Mostly Human
Here's where the voices inside my head get to say what's on their minds!
Looking Forward…And Back
January 1, 2014 by
Hello, 2014! We rang in the new year...sound asleep. Might not sound exciting, but Very Excellent Husband Don is starting the year with a long bike ride (in 32 degree weather) and I was tired from working in the barnyard all day. We had a wonderful dinner with our best friends and turned in early. I consider being able to do that without a shred of regret one of the benefits of getting older … [Read more...]
Best Christmas Surprise Ever
December 27, 2013 by
A few days before Christmas, our Excellent Daughter Libby called home in tears. Things were not going well. The restaurant where she worked had unexpectedly closed down a few days earlier, she needed to find a new job ASAP, and she was short on funds to board her dog to take advantage of our offer of a plane ticket home for the holidays. She had a couple of interviews lined up and could do some … [Read more...]
A Good Time Was Had By All
December 3, 2013 by
Ah, Thanksgiving. I'm still a little full, and there's even a few leftovers lurking in the fridge. The house is quiet again, although it seemed to vibrate a bit for a few hours after Excellent Son Sawyer, the last person to leave, drove back to Durango on Sunday. This house loves a party. It's small, but it knows how to rock. And when you cram 23 people inside for a big Thanksgiving … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Dressing With A Kick
November 21, 2013 by
This is going to be short and sweet. Actually, short and spicy. A few years ago I found a dressing recipe that made me swoon. Swoon, I tell you. It added a wonderful kick to what I've always considered a holiday meal BEGGING for something spicy. Get this - Tamale Cornbread Dressing. Crazy, right? The first bite made it my instant Thanksgiving favorite. It is not my recipe. I'm not … [Read more...]
The Leaves Of Our Lives
November 16, 2013 by
In autumn, I love the way different trees drop their leaves in their own unique way. It's like they've got their own personality. But it's not personality, or even animalality. I guess it's treeality. We've got an ash tree that starts getting itchy to shed leaves in late September. On the other hand, our beautiful red oak in the back holds on to its leaves for dear life. It has barely … [Read more...]
I Had A Bad Day
October 29, 2013 by
To be honest, it was not a bad third world day. I simply had a less than pleasant Monday. It was full of those things that make my ridiculously easy life a bit frustrating. Clothes shopping was on the list, which for me is never fun. Then there was the laundry, housecleaning, phone calls, health insurance reimbursements, grocery shopping and needing food for the animals. It added up to lots … [Read more...]
The BEST Halloween Craft EVER
October 27, 2013 by
I have a cousin, Beth, who is crazy talented. Crazy. Talented. Everything she touches turns freaking awesome. She has always been kind of magical to me. She was the older cousin I looked up to, the sister I never had. She married the second most wonderful man in the world (Very Excellent Husband Don gets top honors - sorry Fayne!) and they have more fun than any two people I know. They … [Read more...]
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