A couple weeks ago, I stumbled across an article entitled “Americans Panic-Buy Firewood And Stoves Amid Energy Crisis”: “The global energy crisis has led to a spike in natural gas, heating oil, propane, and power prices, making the cost of heating a h…
Read MoreI stepped outside early yesterday morning and saw … dinosaurs in the mist.I mean honestly, don’t these birds look prehistoric?With those long necks, it looked like a miniature version of Jurassic Park.Yep, dinosaurs in the mist.
Read MoreI mentioned in passing Older Daughter’s killer recipe for green beans in oyster sauce she made for Thanksgiving. A reader asked for additional information on it.Older Daughter got this recipe from her old boss in New Jersey and brought it home to us. I…
Read MoreLast year, we had an “alternate” Thanksgiving dinner: sushi. That’s because we were still camping in our rental house and had no means to cook a fancy dinner.This year, because Older Daughter and I both had to work on Thanksgiving, we postponed our cel…
Read MorePhew! I finally passed the 50,000-word mark on my NaNoWriMo project!Here are my stats from the website:And the badges earned, including the little winner’s mountaintop thingybobber signifying a completed project:I realize most of you are probably supre…
Read MoreI’m still slogging along on my NaNoWriMo word count.It’s been an intense month, but I only have 6,600 words left to go!Yowza, this book will take a LOT of editing when the first draft is finished. But at least I’ve got a draft to edit. Progress!
Read MoreI’m sure you all remember Older Daughter’s cat Frumpkin – the Cat Who Fell Upstairs.Older Daughter arbitrarily decided today was his birthday and got him a present: a water fountain.”So I set up Frumpkin’s water fountain today,” she messaged. “He was e…
Read MoreWe won’t be holding Thanksgiving tomorrow since Older Daughter and I are both working.Instead, we’ll be holding our dinner on Sunday, when Older Daughter will be able to join us.Meanwhile, I wish you all a blessed, peaceful, and abundant Thanksgiving, …
Read MoreYesterday we had lovely weather: high temp 50F, sunny, beautiful.Fat quail in the driveway:Fat turkeys in the field:Today is quite a contrast. We’ve had frosts and the faintest dusting of snow in the last couple weeks, but today we had our first real s…
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