Category Archives: 2011-12 Gift
Never? Really?
On Dec 18, Adam Thierer wrote an opinion piece for Forbes on the 10 Things Our Kids Will Never Worry About Thanks to the Information Revolution. Interesting, and thought provoking. Like most such lists, though, it demonstrates what I consider typical upper-middle-class blindness to the way the poorest Americans live. Continue reading
Wasting time
Today, I puttered. I worked a bit on de-cluttering my houseplant stuff: pots, trays, different kinds of potting soil, tools, vases. I worked a bit in my office, sorting through and consolidating old files, weeding out books I don’t want … Continue reading
White Christmas? Not this year.
It’s midnight, Dec 19. By the time I publish this, it may be over the edge into Dec. 20, and I’m mourning the fact that we won’t have a white Christmas this year. Oh, there might be a flurry or two, … Continue reading
Joy to the World
My favorite part of Christmas is the music. No, not the idiot pop tunes played much too loudly in every store, public building, and gas station. I mean real music, classical vocal and choral music, played and sung well. I … Continue reading
Flat
After a lovely breakfast with a long-time friend, my husband set off to do the grocery shopping, and I went on a cider run. Really wish I had my camera with me, because the rain-washed colors were striking. Schutt’s Cider … Continue reading
Frustration
I sit down to write in a comfy chair, large mug of hot tea and at least one cat, all within easy reach. Sometimes I look at the NaBloPoMo writing prompt, sometimes I already have something in mind. Keys click. Cats … Continue reading
And this is WHY I’m doing it.
I’ve recently started reading the Money Wi$e Women blog, part of the BlogHer network. On December 3, 2011, Sherri Edwards wrote about Making Time for What You Want in the New Year. It got me thinking about my life, and the things … Continue reading
OK, I’m doing it!
Got pages set up for my various Life Lists: Do! A traditional life lists (aka bucket list) of things I want to do, places I want to go, and changes I want to make in my life. May be divided … Continue reading
Today was a browsing day
I didn’t have anything specific that I wanted to write about, today, so I decided to spend the time browsing through the blogs of some of the other NaBloPoMo participants. The first one I explored was Withywindle Nature by Cynthia … Continue reading
A gift for friends
Today, I gave two friends a gift. Not what I planned to give them this year, but it was something they needed, I think. I put aside my computer for the day, left the housework undone, turned off my business … Continue reading