Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sew Bitchy

I hope you’ve enjoyed the week of Five Drunken Stories. It’s time to move on. Sewing Machine Drama I bought a refurbished sewing machine last week. Yesterday, I took it out, fiddled with it, and in the end, decided that instead … Continue reading

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A Series of Drunken Stories (1)

Our boy one turned 21 this week. He went out, had a great time, and then got sick, as he said, “at the end.” *giggles* We are so glad he stopped when he got sick. It reminded me of my … Continue reading

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In a Nutshell? I Am a Nutshell

Yesterday, I committed the late afternoon to hanging out in the back of the house to do laundry. I KNOW! Will the excitement never end?!? I had a bowl of pistachios. I eat pistachios on the regular, as well as … Continue reading

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User Error Much?

As is typical, I’ve got a few irns in the far. Oh, you don’t understand? Years ago, The Mister was like, “Can you not just pick a thing?” No, I cannot pick a thing. I like reading and writing and … Continue reading

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Comment Fail

Do you find you’re not being notified of all comments? Later, someone new reads and comments on an old post, and I see that several people commented. Or, someone hasn’t posted in awhile, so I check their blog, and they’ve … Continue reading

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20 Things I Love Madly

I’m taking this prompt from Aussa Lorens, who took it from someone else, as part of some massive blog trend that I know nothing about because I live under a rock. I decided “madly” was better than “irrationally” for me, … Continue reading

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The Weekend’s Over, Right?

My son came in for his spring vacation, which was splendid. He came with a lot of equipment. Cords and cords and more cords, all over everything. He asked for curry, so I made curry. He wants something for his … Continue reading

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That Time I Od’d on Cough Syrup

It was a Friday like this, about twenty years ago, when I was wrapping up finals, and I had a terrible cold. (If I don’t check myself, I’ll go and go and go, wear myself completely ragged and then get … Continue reading

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Don’t Drop By

(Inspired by Unpacked Writer’s post.) I grew up in a house where visitors were not received without notice. This meant that my friends and suitors often spent their visiting time on the porch with me, or sometimes, in the driveway. However, with my … Continue reading

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Pips!

Y’all, it’s still really warm here. Almost seventy degrees. And since I had about twelve hours of sleep and ate pecan pie for breakfast, I felt ready to tackle the yard today. Don’t hate me because my life is so … Continue reading

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