“Son, why are you wearing a bottle around your neck?”uttered after meeting child on stairs who was wearing a necklace consisting of Mardi Gras beads tied to a 2-liter soda bottle. “Are you crying because you do not have an EKG machine?” in response to dd who got upset because I told her that it …
Of Chickens and chocolate
Yet again a conversation on a social network has spawned a blog post. This time the topic was my chickens. I have a hen and a rooster that were given to me by a friend moving into a subdivision that didn’t allow livestock. Now these chickens were pets but the city didn’t agree with that …
Ch-ch-ch-changes
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this post might qualify as a thesis. It is a collection of random photos that I have been meaning to share. Hope you enjoy. From the What-a-Difference-a-Week-Can-Make category, this is what it looked like near my house last week In case you can’t read that date (my …
Common bonds
I recently took part of a discussion on Ravelry about the foods that our mother’s cooked. Many of us have fond memories of the chicken & dumplings or potato salad that our mothers’ made. I think my mother makes the best chicken and dumplings and potato salad on the planet. My mom thinks her mother …
The Hurrieder I Go, The Behinder I Get
Just when I think I am getting caught up, life throws me another curve. Here are a few things I forgot to share with you. First, knitting photos. Finally Finished The Eternal Socks I forget how long ago I started working on these socks but they were supposed to be summer socks so that gives …