The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect a different outcome. So, I’m giving Facebook the big middle finger and taking my gardening posts elsewhere. The Internet is a huge time suck (weird, right?) and varying opinions leave me up in the air. Example: Some have said how impossible ferns … More Gardening Questions
During Spring 2011, our first at the Rock House, I worried to Christian: “I think something’s wrong with me. I find myself staring into the woods for long spells. I’m not even thinking of anything…just staring at birds, squirrels, trees, leaves, nothing. For hours.” “You know what that’s called?” He asked. I stared blankly at … More Happiness Is…
Since my book tour and promotion is coming to an end, I’ve been a little bored and wondering what I should do next with my life. I’ve been a publicist, producer, paralegal, paraprofessional, promoter…so obviously something that starts with “P”. But I’ve also been a writer, blogger, actress, teller, data entry clerk, vice president of a bank’s commercial … More “P” is for “Possibilities”
Down to my last few logs leftover from last winter, I dialed a number from a roadside sign advertising firewood. A few hours later, seventy-two-year-old Max showed up in his big honking monster truck at sundown and drove off the edge of the driveway. Any further, and we’d have a big problem. I stepped into … More Confucius say: Dog may be man’s best friend, but pussy not far behind.
Without friends and family, Thanksgiving is just a fancy, fattening dinner with an inhumane amount of cleanup. So I’m thankful to have shared the holiday weekend with Christian and his stepbrother & sister-in-law at our Rock House. As y’all know, I’m not much of a cook but hot damn! I have yet to mess up a … More Thanksgiving 2012
For those of you with high testosterone levels, move along, there’s nothing to see here but more crafty, decoratey stuff. For the rest of you, here’s an update to my earlier post about my Mason jar addiction. It’s August, which in the Catskills means it’s campfire season! We had our first last night in the … More Firestarters & Cabin Bedroom Wall Before & After
For readers who like home improvement, arts & crafts, before & after stuff, I’ve updated my Rock House photo set on Flickr and have tried to arrange them to show the progression from the day we got the keys (January 4th, 2011) to now. .
I need an intervention to cure my mason jar craft addiction. In addition to turning a tiny jar into a sewing kit, I’ve made two mason jar match holders (simply stick a bunch of matches in a mason jar and hot glue some sand paper to the circular portion of the lid. But be sure to … More Step Away from the Mason Jar!
Today, I spoke to three people who didn’t have a single tooth in their heads.* After a week of staying holed up in our cabin and not seeing or speaking to a human other than my husband, Christian convinced me that I needed to venture outside. He’d been out several times and felt that my … More Through the Looking Glass
We usually head out of the country for Christmas (check out last year’s epic trip to Peru), but 2011 is a different sort of year for us. Almost one year ago we bought our first home (the “Rock House”) and just weeks after that we welcomed into our lives a rescued mutt (the “Griswold”). Since … More Christmas on the Rocks
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