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Or is it a table? Actually it probably doesn’t make any difference. What was important is that it has been pretty much buried since I returned home from a cruise several months ago. You notice I am not specifying so … Continue reading →

Completely mundane and no purple wigs involved. Instead I am turning to kitchen gadgets: It looks so innocent sitting there on the counter. Perhaps my most favorite it performs consistently and flawlessly every time. Doing what – you ask… Why, … Continue reading →

First, I am relieved to know that I am not the only one playing “hunt the keys.”  Won’t even discuss the “where the H is the phone now” since, having more than one Apple product, it is just fast to … Continue reading →

Have you ever put anything in a safe place, then couldn’t find it? If you haven’t, my bet is that you are well under the age of, oh let us say 50. Or just really good about habit patterns. I … Continue reading →

I am sure that I mentioned the lovely wall mirror that we brought from Germany. which arrived safe and sound as far as the wood was concerned. But the glass? Not so much. So there it sat in the garage … Continue reading →

Who knew? Apparently it was first celebrated in 2002. My excuse would have been that we were living in Germany and hadn’t had a cat in years and years. But now? Onyx has been living with us over a year. … Continue reading →

And the saga continues. 1) remember I said that George tried to do the renewal online? Well the system accepted his payment without problem. 2) Arriving at the DMV after the smog check, he was informed that he had to … Continue reading →

For those of you not in the US – DMV is our Division of Motor Vehicles. It is the agency (each state + autonomous districts have one) that deals with licensing drivers (all levels) and vehicles (again, anything wheeled with … Continue reading →

Today matched my t-shirt that says – under the illustration of a very grumpy cat –Another Day I didn’t sign up for. And that goes especially for one punctuated by a migraine on top of missing car keys.

I don’t know about you, but doing laundry is one of those basic tasks that feels like “a gift that keeps on giving.” it doesn’t seem to matter if I do a load every couple of days organize it for … Continue reading →

I had no intentions of getting up early. In fact, I had planned on taking the opportunity to sleep in. The cat had other ideas. He started his Siamese howl shortly after 0400 otherwise known as 0dark o’clock. Even at … Continue reading →

I think I have mentioned before that it seems that whenever I am home and leave my comfortable chair in the living room for more than a few minutes – come back to find this – my chair has been … Continue reading →

In the house, Dropped off to friends & neighbors And on our tree. Several dozen in fact still at the partly green stage.