Vacation calling

I’ve had an unexpectedly stressful morning and don’t much feel like writing here right now. So instead, I’ll leave you with a link from the New York Times about Ray Bradbury (whose books I really like). I particularly loved this quote from the article: “Yahoo called me eight weeks ago,” he said, voice rising. “They [...]

The glass is half full (and nearly spilling over)

So since it’s been raining nearly every day this month, I decided to make a list of why the wet weather is a good thing. I usually try to look at the positive side of things, so here goes:
1.) Fewer allergies. The rain has washed most of the pollen away and kept it from blowing [...]

Moving on up

I’ve been trying to think of new things (or new old things) to cook for dinner and last week of I was reminded of my love for linguine with clams. It was one of my favorite childhood dinners, so I decided to take a crack at it. It’s incredibly simple (basically just combine garlic, basil, [...]

It’s official: summer is here

It’s official: summer has arrived … at least on the calendar. It’s still rainy and cloudy and not very warm here, although there’s hope that by the end of the week things will clear up. I’ve got my fingers crossed because Mike and I are headed to a Nascar race then Maine then the lake [...]

The Falls: An inviting read

I finished reading another Joyce Carol Oates book yesterday and this one was fantastic as well. I’m really enjoying reading her books and I’m actually about to start another one. I usually don’t like to read so many books by the same author so close together, but this one really caught my eye. The book [...]

Falling down

I was so busy yesterday that I didn’t have any time to post on here, but today things seem to have settled down a bit, so I’m back. Knitting went well on Tuesday night, except for the intense traffic I had to sit through to get there. Sometimes when I’m sitting in traffic on the [...]

Dreams, dreams, dreams

As my wonderful readers probably know, I have a lot of weird dreams. Here’s a sampling of what’s been going through my mind during my REM cycle in the last few weeks:
1.) The other night I thought that I kept waking up with a toothache, but in the morning my teeth were completely fine. I [...]

Earth’s eye

“A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.”–Henry David Thoreau
Mike and I drove up to the lake on Friday after work and as we were trekking north, the weather just kept getting better and better. The sun [...]

TGIF

TGIF! While this week has been a good one, I’m very glad it’s nearly the weekend. I’m really hoping the weather starts to get a little nicer soon, especially since Mike and I are headed to the lake after work today. I’m really excited to go home and relax for a few days and see [...]

A festival of books

Apparently the weather gods are ignoring my pleas for a warm, sunny summer. The prediction for the weekend was perfect, but now it looks like this cloudy, rainy weather may extend a few more days. It better not because Mike and I are headed to the lake the see the family (grammy is visiting from [...]

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