This Christmas, I was the lucky recipient of a pair of grey “fingerless pop top gloves.” That’s what they’re officially called in the catalog, so I take no responsibility for the weirdness of the phrase “pop top gloves.” I call them transformer mittens. Much more to my liking. Here’s why they’re so fabulous. I can…
Starry Nights
I’ve recently had a few conversations with friends about the night sky where we live. The general consensus is that you can’t see enough stars at night because of the city lights. That sounds like a perfectly reasonable opinion, so I just let it slide. Who doesn’t like seeing lots of stars in the sky?…
Critical Thinking in the Kitchen
I learned an important lesson yesterday. Not every cooking disaster in my kitchen is a direct result of my lack of cooking ability. (Yay!) Yesterday’s disaster snuck up on me from another direction entirely. I put the right ingredients in at the right time, even in the right amounts. I had a good time,…
When Planets Align and Pants Don’t
Okay, so I don’t really believe in the whole “when the planets align and the world is a perfect place” thing, but it does make me smile when things just seem to work out. I had such a good Monday, and Tuesday is turning into a winner as well. Why? It’s one of those times…
Habits
I wouldn’t say that my dog has bad habits exactly. He just has habits that are sometimes not good. The habit in question involves bringing one or two of my shoes from wherever they were placed onto the couch. When they’re slippers, tennis shoes, flip flops or anything like that, he just snuggles up next…
Keeper of all things Christmas
I’m a pretty big fan of my family. We all like a good laugh and a good book, even if our taste in humor and books is really different from one person to the next. Bad puns also run in the family (thanks, Dad), so fair warning that those might accidentally sneak into posts. The…
Small, but valuable. 