Showing posts with label Home-U.S.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home-U.S.. Show all posts
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
July 28, 2020 - 319 - "Ella and Susan's Excellent Adventure!"
Or What Passes For Adventure These Days, Anyhow...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020 - 214 - "Spring Cleaning / Covid Captivity House Project #1"
Covid Captivity House Project #1
Well, as Einstein suggests above, I'm trying to find the opportunity in the middle of difficult times. In addition to my regularly scheduled ways to make myself nuts, I'm adding 'work on a house project' to my weekly plan.Monday, April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020 - 213 - "Time Off For Good Behavior"
Too Much Work and Not Enough Play
...would make for a very long Covid-19 captivity.Saturday, April 11, 2020
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Sunday, March 22, 2020
March 22, 2020- 191 - “Okay, Uncle! I Just Want To Go Home Now”
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Disclaimer: Information changed quickly in the early days of Covid-19 (then known as Corona virus).
Please forgive comments that now seem lacking in, uh, judgement and/or empathy.
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It All Started Out Fine
Our flights from DFW to San Antonio and back canceled this morning. We just had one flight to Newark and one back tomorrow (Monday) morning.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020 - 188 - "Of Pandemics and Productivity"
Hell in a Handbasket
But On the bright side.... I'm really getting some shit done!
Sure our economy's going to hell in a hand basket. People are dropping like flies with no end in site. We're all cooped up in our houses checking our temperatures and the latest rampant rumors...but I'm trying to remember about all those things I said I'd do when I 'got time'. When I had some time at home...
Well here we are! I bet you've got that list in your head somewhere too.
Use that nervous energy you would spend fruitlessly worrying about the future of your family and nation...and channel it into cleaning out a closet, finishing that novel, or binge-watching all those series you haven't been able to (Hope you're home is stocked up with a big box of Kirkland popcorn, my friends!)
I actually wrote this post three days ago. In the past six months that's happened only...well,...never. Not even once!
See: pandemics are our friends!
Friday, February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020 - 168 - "How Old Will You Be If You Don't?"
Savoring the Moment
The last few days we have been enjoying our new home in San Miguel. 
This is a first.
We enjoyed it for Day of the Dead when the kids came down...but only very briefly.
We created a house from the rubble...and then immediately had to return it to the 'Under Construction' state to finish things we couldn't get done in time for the festivities.
All this to say that there hasn't been a lot of relaxing.
We sat in the living room tonight and really looked around: Wow. So comfortable and pretty.
Way Beyond Our Expectations
We'd meticulously planned for, purchased for, and dreamed about each and every space. But, now it's all in real-life 3-D...it seems a whole lot more than the sum of its parts.
Saturday, January 4, 2020
January 4, 2020 - 113 - "For Whom The Squirrel Tolls"
But, you can only enjoy them if you’re
willing to personally go move them enough to make sound.
The problem is that they are too heavy to be blown by just any passing breeze and the high fences in our backyard keep it pretty calm back there.
Their size makes them sound deep and resonant, but it also means it takes a lot of wind to make them chime. I love to hear them but it's not
that pleasant to hang around outside during the gale force winds it takes to move them.
But that's no problem because I’ve come up with a genius solution to fix this
problem.
I've decided I'd like to hire a squirrel to ring the
chimes.
My preference would be for a little
hunchback squirrel (LHS). The job requires this LHS to live on top of the arbor over the hot tub...or in a nearby tree, if he prefers.
Thursday, January 2, 2020
January 2, 2020 - 111 - "Decluttering Christmas"
Today we've gone to a Zen starkness.
Ahhh... New Year: new space.
We have enjoyed coming home to see the tree peeking from behind lace curtains. We like to sit in the living room admiring the ornaments on the tree and the garland on the stairwell. The 'Believe' welcome mat (with jingle bells along the edges) has cheerfully greeted everyone at the door. It's been fun to see Michael's Mom's Christmas china in the kitchen cupboards...and on the table throughout the season.
But there always comes a time when cozy charm morphs into aggravating clutter!
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Michael was ready to take it all down on the 30th, but I was still enjoying it. (And not yet in the mood to tackle the project of putting it all away.)
On the 31st I noticed it seemed to be getting a little bit stale. By the morning of the 1st...it had to go.
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We've pretty much perfected getting it all out. There are already little nails under the railing on the stairs where the garland swag gets tacked. There are hooks in a baggie on the garland we use on the mantel. I know exactly where our regular china goes in the boxes. We're a well-oiled machine when it comes to putting out Christmas....and I noticed this year that we're even faster at putting it all away. Or maybe we felt extra-motivated this year.
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