Homemade Bubble Bath, etc.
My acupuncture session was excellent, as always. So relaxing! I haven't made soap in a while--no matter how beautiful the stuff is, one can only use/give away so much of it--and I have more than enough at the moment. I did try my hand at making my own bubble bath,...
Catch as catch can
It seems my friend, Mr. Gates, of Microsoft fame, is having trouble keeping MSN online today. 🙂 Therefore, I'm dashing off this blog between gaps in service. I have acupuncture this afternoon--definitely looking forward to that. It's wonderfully relaxing, and I...
“Skins” and other experiments
"Skins" are made by pouring fluid acrylic paint (I use Golden) onto wax paper or some other non-stick surface, in several colors, and "marbling" with a skewer or a toothpick. They take forever to dry, but the effect is very cool, and the finished product can be cut...
Better late than later still….
The reunion was a great success--we gathered at the Holiday Inn Express/Raptor Reef in Hayden, Idaho, and although I avoided the waterslides and bumper cars, it was wonderful to see the kids and braver members of the clan having so much fun. It's safe to say that a...
Look out bumper cars, here I come!
There are bumper cars at or near the site of this year's Lael reunion (I think those sneaky Kramers might be plotting a take-over :)), and there's a waterslide, too. I'm taking my swim suit, for sure, although it remains to be seen whether or not I'm brave enough to...
Hanging in there
Well, Buck had to be put down; he was in too much pain and he depended on me to do what needed to be done. Maybe that's the greatest act of love we can show a dearly beloved pet--stepping up to do the hard thing when it's time. Yes, I cried a lot, and I still...
A Sad Day
It looks as though the old Buckaroo will be leaving us today. Lots of crying to be done, and plenty of remembering. There will be smiles as well as tears, and all the Buck stories will warm our hearts. What a gift that horse has been to all of us here on the Triple...
An Open Letter to Bill Gates
Dear Mr. Gates: Please stop changing things! Every time I learn a new program, you re-mystify the thing, pronto. You do realize, don't you, that we Baby Boomers still represent a sizable portion of your demographic? That we use computers and most of us have some...
What a week!
The start of a new book is always challenging, and "The Marriage Pact" is no exception. I got way into Chapter 2 and didn't like the all around feel of it--so I deleted that and started over. 🙂 You know me and Starting Over. The thing is, if the first part of the...
That darn dog…mac and cheese…and Martha
Bernicie got me up at 3:00 this morning--granted, I usually rise at 4:00 anyhow--so I figured I might as well roll out, especially since she was standing on my chest. 🙂 The cats do that, by turns, but for the Yorkster, it's a new trick. She wanted to go...
Monkey Mind and Other Stuff
Monkey mind, of course, is a term meditators (and others) use to describe the way one's thoughts tend to leap, screeching, from limb to limb and tree to tree whenever one is attempting to concentrate on the subject at hand. As an ADDer, I have first-hand knowledge of...
Perchance to Dream
I often wonder what my dreams mean--not that I usually remember them at all. When I do, I figure it must mean something. I've often puzzled over a dream I used to have about Sadie, my late and very beloved beagle--she was driving away in a beige Ford Fairlane,...