John and I have been talking lately about moving our treadmill from an upstairs bedroom to a room in the basement with a better view. But the treadmill weighs about a thousand pounds. All right, maybe not quite a thousand but it’s really heavy and not exactly pliable. My thought was to just hire a…
Magnificent Meatballs
On New Year’s Day when I decided to work towards simplifying my life this year it occurred to me that it might actually be easier to plan out my meals rather than going into a full-on panic every afternoon at 4:00. And yes, I do recognize that people have been planning meals for ages. I,…
Letter From The Past
This week’s story is brought to you by way of a long-lost letter from my mother-in-law. She has actually been in heaven for over five years already but John just uncovered said letter this past week. He’s been hanging on to it for over 40 years. Mind you, we’ve been married 39.5 years and this…
Life Lessons I Learned from Pete Carroll
My knowledge about football, were it extracted from my brain, would maybe fill a thimble. While I’m not a football fanatic and rarely watch a game, I do understand the basic rules of the sport. And, I almost always watch the Super Bowl game because, well, it’s the Super Bowl after all and it seems…
Where’s Your Garden?
I have long said that every time you go to a funeral you’re really attending several other funerals in your heart. (I know this looks like it has the potential to get depressing but hang with me for a couple of minutes.) This past weekend I attended the funeral of my friend’s mother. She was…