I had a post entitled “MIA” written about Heather and how the blogging world hasn’t heard from her in almost a month. It was complete with an adaptation of “Disobedience” (you remember, “James, James, Morrison, Morrison, Weatherby George Dupree, took great care of his mother…” by A.A. Milne) using Heather’s name and everything. It took…
Category: Household
All Christmased out
The whirlwind is over. It was a good Christmas. It’ll be a while before I feel like seeing turkey or trifle again. On the other hand, I think I may have eaten too little chocolate (which, come to think of it, might be a good thing). I should have taken more photographs, but I got…
Thus endeth a roller coaster ride
I thought I might take a pass on the “oh, what a year this has been” post, but I can’t seem to leave it alone. Part of me looks back on 2006 with rather negative feelings, but closer inspection reminds me that we pretty near broke even, although it didn’t much feel like it at…
A message of hope
While you stand, knee-deep in festive wrapping paper and hip-deep in Christmas cheer, gaze around your house at the piles of books, heaps of papers and unfolded (or unwashed) laundry. I invite you to both contemplate this philosophy and count your blessings that you have possessions that can cause clutter, a roof under which to…
Christmas break
I’m more or less signing off on work and work-related blogging for the next two weeks. I have a few Christmas gifts to finish up by Sunday night, one of the most elaborate of which is the quilt below. Katherine asked for a new quilt for her bed made with my own dyed fabrics and…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 