That’s a somewhat misleading title. Perhaps I should have called this “Storm Stories: Moderately Disgruntled Campers Eat in the Dark for Five Nights”, but I’ll bet that The Weather Channel wouldn’t find that amusing or worthy of a half-hour long show. Camping really has never been my thing. Happy camping even less so. I was… Continue Reading
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Latest Obsession: Ticks, and the Destruction Thereof
The garden is a lovely place to relax, do a little bit of weeding, and find 3 ticks per half-hour walking up your legs. They are also partial to setting up camp on this orange watering can, which is handy, for they are easily drowned once there. Yep. Ticks. And the destruction thereof. They (and… Continue Reading
Malcontent No More, or The Story of the Poor Girl Gourmet Cookbook
During the summer following my kindergarten year, I walked the half-block from my house to the public library as frequently as my little 5-year old legs could manage, carrying piles of books to and fro. The library’s children’s room put on a reading challenge every summer – fill in the body of the centipede with… Continue Reading
Turkey-Squash Chili
There was, I must admit, a bit of a shock and disbelief for us after the Patriots lost to the Jets in the NFL playoffs this year. We’re big football fans here, and both remember when the Patriots weren’t reviled around the country for being a dominant team. No, no. Not reviled in the least.… Continue Reading
DIY Kitchen Renovation
JR has lived in our house for 25 years, and I glommed on around 15 years ago. Once, about 12 years ago, a former owner of this house stopped by with her daughter (who had been born in the house), and remarked, “Oh,” silence, silence, silence, “You haven’t done anything to the house.” At the… Continue Reading