I have tried for nearly a full year to do without a dryer. I have frozen fingers and waited six weeks for a dry day to dry my laundry outside. I have had underthings hanging all over my laundry room and sun room to try and keep my carbon footprint low, but today […]
On Sunday I fulfilled my second two-year term as a warden of my church – first junior warden then senior warden. I am happy to be done with that, and was really looking forward to being able to fill my now freed-up time doing more fun things. Instead, I am thinking a lot […]
It was a productive Saturday!
I spent Saturday cleaning out my bedroom and kitchen. I sorted out clothes I haven’t worn for two years to give to charity, and a few nice pieces to pass on to a person who has lost a huge amount of weight and some pieces in my “in case I […]
OK, after my comments yesterday I pulled the sheets off the line in the afternoon and they were bone dry… and they smell so good! I decided I didn’t want to have to tumble dry unless I really had no other choice. So, today was another low humidity day and slightly warmer so […]
It is 15 degrees outside – with a negative 1 degree windshield – and I took a few wet sheets outside to dry on the line.
THIS IS INSANE!
OK, those of you who do this on a regular basis… how do you manage without freezing your fingers with the wet fabric? I was only out […]
It is January – a new year! The sun is shining and even though it is three (3) degrees outside, I am thinking about GARDENING.
It seems to fit – a new year, new beginnings, the possibilities of a new garden and all the wonderful tasty foods that can be grown.
Yes, I am looking forward […]
Today I stepped outside my comfort zone as I promised I would with one of my New Year’s Resolutions, and I was rewarded with a great time, the renewal of old friendships, and the possibility of future gatherings – some that include canning and gardening. I had an INCREDIBLE time!
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Yesterday I received a call from a friend. We are not close friends – more two people with mutual friends who run into each other from time-to-time at events. She offered me dinner and an extra ticket to the theater that evening with our mutual friends (her husband was ill.) It […]
Yesterday a friend of mine gave me a scarf she had just finished crocheting. Crocheting is a new activity for her – but the short scarf was very well made, and rather stylish once I removed the fringe. The best part… it was made from recycled soda bottles! She saved me the […]
A college friend of mine and I were talking yesterday. Her daughter was giving her grief because she “stocks” the car during the winter. Warm hats, socks, gloves, blankets, food, etc. This is how I grew up – never leave the house during the winter without a half tank of gas, […]
