Burglar in the night…four-footed.

We’re still under a foot of snow here, with more on the way. Last night, abed, I heard a considerable thump in the back yard, and the spooklight had come on. Seishi, our burglar detector, was up at the open window with his neck giraffed to twice its ordinary...

The service was extraordinary…

Dress code was—purple shirts. Mike was like that—not a formal guy, though he could look very nice in a suit. Attendees were artists, writers, scientists, churchly folk, fans, neighbors—amazing mix. It’s hard when somebody goes so young. It was...

Terrible news…

One of our dearest friends, Mike Briggs, of Mike and Patty Briggs—passed away unexpectedly of a sudden illness this morning. We’re just devastated.

40 degrees F out there, my sainted Aunt Tillie…

I want, yes, a decent cup of tea. Unfortunately we are out. I decided it was worth it to get kitted up to brave the walks, and they call it 40 degrees. Well, news flash, the walk is frozen so hard neither shovel nor hoe nor rake nor metal shovel can make a dent in it:...

Allergies: had to undecorate the 'woodland' tree…

..and Lysol it. These artificial trees aren’t necessarily allergy-free after a few years of use, and this one is, well, one of our earlier purchases in Spokane, which could put its date of birth somewhere in the first decade of the century. So we got by with it...

Allergies: had to undecorate the ‘woodland’ tree…

..and Lysol it. These artificial trees aren’t necessarily allergy-free after a few years of use, and this one is, well, one of our earlier purchases in Spokane, which could put its date of birth somewhere in the first decade of the century. So we got by with it...

More snow.

SNowblowing the driveway is much nicer with a warm knit cap and muffler. 😉 Really nice! I have my next to last dental appointment at 7 am tomorrow, and have to keep the drive clear, despite snow last night and snow today. It’s coming down again, and I just...

Back from the dentist—one more time.

Otoh, we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, at which point I will fall short of having my own personal dedicated chair, with plaque, at the dentist’s office. They’re fixing things to prevent future problems, and while it’s a...