I'm a senior technical project manager at work, a knit project starter at home and a list-maker everywhere! I'm married and have too many cats, lots of books, almost enough rose bushes, and way too much yarn!
Debbie loves summer and she's asked her readers about their summer wish lists (what you want to do this summer). I've tried, and think that the problem (for me, at least) is that I really don't like summer all that much. Don't get me
Time again for a Barb-inspired Love Thursday entry. Knitters on the various lists of which I'm a member constantly debate the merits of project faithfullness and bemoan startitis* as an ill to be overcome. If you've read this blog
Wildfires. Such a frightening concept, and even worse as reality. Fire so wild that it jumps roads, spreads from tree-top to tree-top without burning things at ground level, skips one home and demolishes the one next door. There are over
Your results:You are Supergirl Supergirl 90% Superman 85% Spider-Man 80% Wonder Woman 80% Green Lantern 80% Robin 75% Iron Man 70% Hulk 65% The Flash 55% Catwoman 45% Batman 35% Lean, muscular and feminine. Honest and a defender of the i
It was too hot all weekend to actually do anything in the garden (or in the house either, for that matter) and at times was even to hot to knit or read for more than a few minutes at a time. The garden was well watered, and didn't seem to m
About a month ago, it was hot. Then we had 3 weeks of cooler than normal weather. This week has been getting progressively hotter each day. Appropriate for the Summer Solstice, right? Yesterday it was 100*, today 105*. Tomorro
It was really hot about 3 weeks ago, and we spent a lot of time on the patio in the evening. I realized then was a pit the patio had become over the winter - it always does, and it's always a surprise to me. Over the last couple of we
93As a 1930s wife, I amVery SuperiorTake the test!Actually, this is pretty funny!Mr. Ken often refers to our cats as our kids, so the first time through, I answered all the questions pertaining to children as though I had some, and then entered "
This past week I've composed at least a dozen erudite, pithy, witty and charming blog posts. My mental telepathy skills, however, have eroded (if indeed they ever existed) and those posts never made it onto the electrons. Apparently,
Tonight is the last meeting of the Green Task Force; we're supposed to finalize our recommendations for the City to include in the new General Plan document. Our recommendations document is not ready.Recommendations have been left out, cate
Accent: None, most of the time, except when I say “Wichita Falls”. If I’ve been home or visiting relatives, it will be somewhat Southern or Texan for a few days, and I can turn a Southern accent on at will. Breakfast or no b
A random sort of post to start a new month.1. The last couple of days I've realized that a case of the blahs has had me in its grip for part of April and most of May. I didn't get a lot done, I was grumpy and grouchy, and it was h