We had made arrangements to visit my friends in Hendersonville, and we were going to visit a pinball museum (where you pay a flat fee and play as much as you want) and then Bobby was going to have a chance to ride his mountain bike up to a waterfall. It was all part ofContinue reading “Not what we had planned…”
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We’re the type of family that always played games.
All those great board games – Clue, Monopoly, Trouble, Masterpiece, card games – you name it, we probably played it. So we were hanging around just chatting one evening, and Desna brought out “Jenga” cats. We had so much fun trying to balance those stupid cats!! And then we played Bullshit, and Yahtzee, and maybeContinue reading “We’re the type of family that always played games.”
Not mom’s birthday party
Mom’s birthday is in October. My siblings wanted to visit for her birthday, but she said it was too cold then, and she’d rather have them come in September. So we went ahead planning the trip, based around the idea that we were celebrating her birthday a month earlier. I started planning a picnic withContinue reading “Not mom’s birthday party”
The Land of Oz
Back in the ’70s, there was a theme park on top of Beech Mt, NC based on the Wizard of Oz movie and Land of Oz books. We went there many times as kids. Unfortunately, they had a run of bad luck – the owners used the profits from the park to support other interests,Continue reading “The Land of Oz”
Traveling and families
We started planning a family trip before covid. Then we delayed it a year. This spring, things were starting to look promising, so we went ahead with our planning. Of course, then Delta came along. But by that time, we really had put a little too much effort into this trip to cancel. Plus weContinue reading “Traveling and families”
It’s been a while…
It seems like all I do is write posts apologizing for never writing posts. I have a pretty good reason this time. My sister from Vermont, and my brother from San Diego, both came down to visit for 2 weeks. So before they came, I was running around like crazy, trying to get things ready.Continue reading “It’s been a while…”
Nailed It!
We all occasionally see something online, that looks really cool, mostly easy, useful – whatever. So we have to try to make it. And then it fails spectacularly. I thought you might get a chuckle out of my latest. I saw a post somewhere about toilet bath bombs, to do an easy cleaning of yourContinue reading “Nailed It!”
It’s been a while since I posted cat pictures…
I was cleaning the mirror in the spare bedroom, and Don Juan had to help. And then he got distracted by the adorable kitty in the mirror. I have filled up a box with excess blankets, to donate to our local hospitality house. But Spooky has been enjoying them. I hope they will also beContinue reading “It’s been a while since I posted cat pictures…”
Fruit update
Short post, mostly pictures. My blueberries are getting ripe, and it’s lovely. And the grapes are loaded! We have a few pears for the first time. And a million apples. I love it.
Made some relish!
Out of all the stuff I preserve, relish has to be one of the most tedious. Chop a ton of vegetables, salt and wait, rinse several times, and then squeeze out the excess liquid – it’s all very time consuming. And I don’t like the veggies chopped by a food processor or chopper – it’sContinue reading “Made some relish!”
