Now I'm happy…we're snowed.

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Journal

About 5″ by this morning, fat flakes at dawn and now sifting down powder. Now I can feel we have an actual winter. I hope it stays a while, though we are running out of people food. We’re perfectly ok with cat food.

Now I’m happy…we’re snowed.

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Journal

About 5″ by this morning, fat flakes at dawn and now sifting down powder. Now I can feel we have an actual winter. I hope it stays a while, though we are running out of people food. We’re perfectly ok with cat food.

The great chalk event…and cat food…

by | Jan 29, 2014 | Journal

Back in my teaching days, I was presented a note from admin that said we should order supplies now because it was a ‘use it or lose it’ appropriation from the legislature. So—I ordered something like a dozen boxes of chalk, because, well, teachers...

CHANGING our membership procedures:

by | Jan 29, 2014 | Journal

50 spammers a day is a pita—so I’m making a simple requirement. If you want to join us, and you’re very welcome to—just sign up, BUT!!!! you must make one post. This lets me know you’re real. You won’t be able to see your post until...

Triumph! A pesky weight plateau!

by | Jan 27, 2014 | Journal

I haven’t seen 172 since the 1980’s. Jane was right: I was using about a cup of cheese a day for each of us, and it was not our friend…so I went to parmesan, not cheddar, on the morning eggs, and everything through the day quite light, and bingo! off...

Finally down a pound on the diet…that is…

by | Jan 21, 2014 | Journal

Down a pound from the lowest I’ve been, period. So all the holiday weight is off, plus one. Jane’s aggravated because she’s not losing at the moment, and we have indulged a bit in low-carb (but not carb-free) ice cream—which, let me tell you,...