I grew up in the Catholic Church pre-Vatican II when the mass was still in Latin. I had a bi-lingual prayerbook and followed along with it. As a kid I was always quite accepting of the status quo. I think I was just too lame to question some things. With complete [...]
Archive for November, 2009
It’s all Latin to Me
Posted in Catholicsm on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dry, Baby, Dry
Posted in home on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I got ready to go outside and hang sheets from the clothesline in the backyard the other day, my husband read me this article from CNBC.com:
Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local officials who have asked her to stop.
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Froehlich [...]
Annie Goes to the Hospital
Posted in pets on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
At 5 to 6 months (we’re not really sure) she was finally old enough. Yep, the proverbial birds and bees time for female dogs. The old snip and clip. She-who-was-about-to-be-spayed had nary a clue.
Annie finished her series of immunizations earlier in the week so we scheduled her to be spayed on Friday. The last time [...]
Annie Goes to Work
Posted in life, pets on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Annie has a job.
She and Bruce take a walk in the morning. After their spin around the block, they stop at the newspaper holder down by the mailbox. Bruce takes the paper out and hands it to Annie who dutifully carries it up the long driveway to the top where she hands it off, either [...]
A Day
Posted in home on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the problems — and trust me, there are very few — with being retired is when to take a “day off.” When I worked. that was evident. Whatever day(s) you weren’t scheduled to work, is your day off. I used to run errands on the way home on Friday [...]
