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Mama Bird Rules the Roost

April 30, 2025April 29, 2025 Posted in birds, cleaning, closets, dogs, girl friends, incubation, memoir, nest, porch, purging, UPS, ZoomLeave a comment

(re-run) A mama bird built a nest over my front porch three plus weeks ago. I was away, and when I came back, I startled her. I am now using my side gate to come and go. It’s not easy doing it this way for a couple of reasons. I have to weave my way… Continue reading Mama Bird Rules the Roost

Mama Bird Rules the Roost

June 9, 2021June 8, 2021 Posted in birds, cleaning, closets, dogs, girl friends, incubation, memoir, nest, porch, purging, UPS, ZoomLeave a comment

So Many Dresses, So Little Time

November 28, 2020November 27, 2020 Posted in catalog, chorus, Christmas, cleaners, closets, dance floor, dancing, dresses, Halloween, little black dress, memoir, pandemic, purging, sizes, vaccine, vintageLeave a comment

In the purging days of the global pandemic, now in its 9th month, I have cleaned out drawers, cupboards, closets, rooms, garages, you name it. I thought I was almost done. With the changing of the seasons, I realized it was time to pack away the cotton dresses on the overloaded rack in the back… Continue reading So Many Dresses, So Little Time

The Pandemic’s Silver Lining

June 15, 2020June 14, 2020 Posted in beach, books, children's books, Coronavirus, Costco, Covid 19, donations, Facebook, foxtails, Furminator, Good Will, lizards, musicians, neighbors, purging, summer, trees, YouTube, Zoom1 Comment

Now that it’s a week away from the official start of summer, I look back at the past three months and realize that the pandemic has allowed me to hit the pause button and do things I never thought I’d have time to do. Things I was saving for whan I became an old lady.… Continue reading The Pandemic’s Silver Lining

Mama Bird Rules the Roost

May 16, 2020May 15, 2020 Posted in birds, cleaning, closets, dogs, girl friends, incubation, memoir, nest, porch, purging, UPS, ZoomLeave a comment

A mama bird built a nest over my front porch three plus weeks ago. I was away, and when I came back, I startled her. I am now using my side gate to come and go. It’s not easy doing it this way for a couple of reasons. I have to weave my way through… Continue reading Mama Bird Rules the Roost

Y is for YORYKO (you only remodel your kitchen once)

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Posted in contractor, humor, ice cream, kitchen remodel, purging, refrigerator, relationships2 Comments

Today the contractor finished my kitchen. It’s been eleven weeks since he started. He said six weeks but to add two. I didn’t say anything when he took off two days to go to the dentist, one day for the tree trimmer guys, one day for the DMV, two days for some shower liner workshop,… Continue reading Y is for YORYKO (you only remodel your kitchen once)