Bexy has gotten her first non-rain-induced bath for the first time in more than a year. Paul and I used to wash her every 2-4…
I started this post thinking it would be about my love of (obsession for?) fish-n-chips but couldn’t stop myself from going on these little tangents…
I bring my iPod to work so that I have a bit of music playing in the background. Most days, I set it to randomly…
When you live alone, especially after sharing your life with someone for so long, things change. Little things. Shoe storage locations are one of those…
I must have been 10 or 11 years old when I got my first job as a papergirl for the Daily Record, Kittitas County’s only…
About three months ago I wrote that I was getting ready to watch The West Wing. All of it. Seasons 1 through 7. At the…
A woman I’ve never met gave me a small book a few days after Paul died. “If God Used Sticky Notes” is just a little…
My drive into work took a bit longer than normal today because as I pulled onto the highway I fell in line behind four Model…
I love the way people can share the most mundane everyday details of their lives with the world thanks to the Wonderful World Wide Web.…
When I first began this blog, I jokingly commented that: “The content will be all over the place. You may visit one day and see…
Following up on last Friday’s pigtail challenge, here’s a fun little song I have to share with you. I’d never heard it before meeting Paul, but…
In honour of my lovely niece’s 13th birthday tomorrow, I am holding a party for my head* this evening. Oh yes, I am! And I…
I enjoyed a raspberry flavoured Tootsie Pop after dinner this evening. And for a special surprise, it was an Indian wrapper! Yay! I don’t remember…
Twice a year, an old urban legend is told about the possibility of balancing an egg on end during the spring and autumn equinoxes. It…
I live in a small town of 650 people. The nearest “city” is nine miles down the road with a population of around 1,100. The…
My favourite song in the world is “Eve of Destruction” by Barry McGuire. It has been since the late-80s when I first heard it. Back…
I completely pigged out on a Chinese takeaway tonight. I mean completely pigged out. I’m sure it wasn’t a pretty sight to watch me wolf…
Paul and I liked to say things that were 100% accurate, but would easily be taken as meaning something completely different than the truth. The…
I found this bag at an antique store in Seattle a few years ago. It’s an Andrew Geller (circa 1960s) made with soft baby-blue leather…
Several years ago I was asked to tell two truths and a lie; a silly game, but one that seems to come up again from…