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We fall in love with houses. We can’t stop looking at them. We want to be with them all the time, and miss them horribly when we are away. Only we can’t Skype them to see them and tell them … Continue reading
Category Archives: Humor
Ahoy! Join Captain Thor and me as we launch our new pirate boat, RV (Recreational Vessel) Nereid. NOTE: I promise we will return to the sacred Greek island of Delos in next week’s blog post. “Life” just got a little … Continue reading
I’m sure you’ve heard about Seattle’s hot real estate market. So have my Tukwila neighbors. Our house in Tukwila, a Seattle suburb with a Seattle zipcode, is soon to be on the market. We’ve told people. Of course we’ve told … Continue reading
Today, I flattened fifty or more moving boxes. Now my deck is clear, and I can see the birdbath. More on this later. My husband is particle board-averse. I, on the other hand, have nothing against particle board. Inexpensive and—from … Continue reading
Judy Garland serenades George Murphy with “Daddy, don’t leave me, Daddy”. In 1942 this scenario was innocent enough, but today comes off as a bit creepy. I am sitting in front of the TV, streaming “My Gal Sal” on Kanopy. … Continue reading
The Rental Truck, Part 2 My desk is littered with notebooks on which I scribble phone numbers, names and lists. Endless lists. Infinite lists. I live among lists, scribbles and hungry dogs. And cats. Trip number 2, back to Tukwila … Continue reading
We have wireless!! I shouted up the kitchen stairs of our new home. The kitchen staircase opens into my husband’s playroom, filled with keyboards, musical instruments, his iMac—which is only half his office. More on that later. But there was no … Continue reading
We bought the Albany, Oregon house four years ago. People ask me, “Why Albany?” And I immediately think of the reasons that are not mine: “I love it!” “I grew up there.” “My family is there.” None of this is … Continue reading
Once again, I have lost. Was walking the dogs today in a lovely big park with tons of oak trees, a creek, lots of meadows and tall grasses, and squirrels. Lots of squirrels. The dogs find these highly entertaining and … Continue reading
Today brings you three Di versus events, all of which, Di lost. Okay, the blackberries were a bit of a draw. First: In a case of Di v. the dog harness: Merlin rolled over on my foot while I was … Continue reading