When I’m working as hard as I am now? I hate trying to come up with something to eat for lunch. I’m normally just getting a work groove going when that time comes around, and I hate having to stop…
Year of Pleasures: Terrycloth Robe
I dug this photo out from my archives. During a hotel stay on one of Bear’s work trip this robe was waiting in the closet for me. I think I only took it off to take this picture. That was…
Year of Pleasures: Jollibee
Far from home and waiting for a doctor’s appointment I stumbled upon this place and had to try it out. With a sign like that, who could resist?
Year of Pleasures: Star Jasmine
I had never heard of this plant until I moved to San Diego. It was all over the place there and since discovering it, I’m suddenly seeing it everywhere I go. This particular plant is used as a shrub outside…
Recipe: Peach Lemonade
Canning season is here and I’ve already been hard at work putting up gorgeous fruit and pickled vegetables, but I’m running out of shelf space. When I took up canning, I was so impressed with the result and my own…
Year of Pleasures – Bounty of Friends
Atti’s beloved teacher has quite a green thumb, and since he knows I’m a canner and has been the recipient of many of my goodies, he brings me all kinds of wonderful things. This time I got a huge tub…
Year of Pleasures – Care Package
For years I’ve been active in the Maximum Fun community, chatting on the messageboards, listening to all the podcasts, and attending MaxFunCon, a gathering of awesome, creative people doing awesome, creative things. At one of those gatherings, I met my…
Year of Pleasures: Fuzzy Pants
A Christmas present from my inlaws that was a total slam dunk. My love for lounge pants is well documented, but these ones are fuzzy, inside and out. Miraculous.
SNAP! Conference
Back from another blogging conference, and with each one I feel older and older. My feet are killing me, my knees and hips are so sore I have to brace myself each time I stand up, and I am going…
Year of Pleasures: Troublemaking Cat
I got a couple of dog food samples in the mail, but since Boo is still eating puppy food, I put them back in the shipping envelope and left them at the top of the stairs for Bear to take…