We’re putting in a vegetable garden. I’ve had tomatoes in amongst my flowers the past two years, which did little during last year’s drought. This year we’re going whole hog — aah, veggie.
I used to pooh-pooh the idea of raised beds as rather elitist, but not anymore. The flower bed Bruce built [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Farmer Stephens and his Wife
Posted in food, gardening on April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What’s in a Name?
Posted in life, names, pets, teaching on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A rose by any other name smells just as sweet, says Shakespeare. Names identify significant attributes we need to know. I suspect they may help shape character too.
Our tuxedo cat is named Booger. He has two black spots on his otherwise white nose. The name was an easy choice. However, I [...]
Editor Kathy
Posted in Family, food, life, teaching on April 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I first announced my plans to retire, some of my colleagues said to me, “What will you do? Or you going to substitute? Get another job?” I guess they didn’t understand the concept of retire. They just couldn’t yet imagine going day to day without a job. Truth [...]
Spring is Official
Posted in Family, home, travel on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve taken our first trip and cleaned up the porch and are in the process of cleaning up the yard and garden. That means Spring has officially arrived on Sumac Drive. This date has nothing to do with the calendar.
This past week Bruce entered a new decade. He can now show [...]
To Sleep — Perchance to Dream
Posted in dreams, life, pets, teaching on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dreams are funny things. Almost all my life I’ve had a rich dream life. Some are funny, some are sad, some are weird and some aren’t even worth remembering.
A couple of days ago I woke up laughing and had to tell Bruce about my silly dream. (A real treat for him first [...]
British Television
Posted in television, travel on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love British TV. On NetFlix I’m able to order lots of their series. We’ve been watching a lot of murder mysteries lately. Hetty Wainthrop, Detective is a series about an older British housewife turned detective who gets help from her young assistant, Geoffrey and her husband, Robert. Patricia Routledge, from [...]
