It’s ostensibly my day off, my first real day off in weeks. I was looking forward to an easy day – after a quick breakfast and a hot bath, I planned to work on a nice, relaxing embroidery project. That was the plan. As you probably guessed, the plan got shoved into a rocket and…
Endings and Beginnings
This is normally our slow time of year at work. With the unpredictable weather conditions this year, it’s been more Chaos Country than Silent Night. And then were the wholly-unexpected complications. My boss is an amazing woman. She’s the glue holding this company together, in tangible and intangible ways. Sadly, her husband passed away a…
Rambing (Wo)Man
It’s been a minute since I posted. Life has been… life. Some good, some bad. We’re still plugging along. There’s no massive new crisis. My health is deteriorating. I can no longer sit at a normal desk to work, which is frustrating. My office has moved to the sofa. A hospital-style table serves as a…
Knock Knock Knocking on Our Back Door — And Roof
For my birthday, G builds me something every year. (When he remembers and is physically able.) Last year he built me a tall standing bird feeder. I love the bird feeder. It isn’t fancy, and I’m perfectly okay with not-fancy. When I’m in the kitchen, there’s almost always at least a couple of birds in…
Meandering Mind and Colors
Lordy… it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? Life has been… I mean, to say okay isn’t a fair assessment. There have been challenges. We’re still here and still functioning. My sister is in chemo again, second round. She’s obviously not doing well, because chemo is never a good thing. But she’s enduring. They’ve already warned…