I’ve been laid up lately with a bum knee and the last thing I wanted to do over the weekend was tromp the aisles of a grocery store. I logged on to Safeway.com and walked up and down the virtual aisles and filled my virtual cart with food.
My hubby and I took a little trip last weekend to celebrate our anniversary–37 years. Nothing to sneeze at. We spent the weekend in a delightful little inn on the Russian River in Sonoma County and then went to San Francisco to the de Young Museum where there is an exhibit of Dale Chihuly glass. It is really rather stunning. Enjoy the little slideshow.
 |
 |
| Make a Smilebox slideshow |
OK–so I’ve gotten a little addicted to Wordle. Here’s one I did using a definition for metaphor.
And I just noticed that I misspelled “metaphor” when I named the word cloud. Oh, well . . . Read the rest of this entry »
We have officially joined the “empty nest” club. Our youngest son has left for Army basic training and our house is empty. I miss my kid but I am liking the quiet and the ability to reclaim some of the house for myself.
I found this cute web site, Wordle, that makes “word balloons” out of text you type in or you can give it a link to your blog and it will pull words from there to make the balloon. There are lots of options for text, color and layout and it was fun to play with. This is one that I made by just typing in words:
I don’t really have a lot to say. Just felt the need to spread the word.
Peace.
Hmmm . . . where was I? Oh, yeah . . . life goes on . . . and on . . . and–well, you get the idea. Read the rest of this entry »
My granddaughter started Kindergarten last month. My son called me the night before school started and said he wanted to put my name and number on her school emergency card. I almost cried. Read the rest of this entry »
I didn’t realize how long it had been since I last ventured to add my thoughts to the ether. There have been trials and there have been joys–so, take your pick. Read the rest of this entry »
I had to buy a new pair of shoes. Oh, the trauma of it all! I’d rather go barefoot. I’ve been wearing Birkenstock’s for about 15 years and when I’m in the house I do go barefoot. But I work in a building with tile-covered cement floors and I do a lot of walking on that cement. By the end of the day my feet are swollen and painful. So, I decided I’d better screw up my courage and go look for a pair of shoes that would cushion the shock of hitting the pavement, so to speak. Read the rest of this entry »
That piece of doggerel was something my mother taught us over 50 years ago. And living on the soggy, cold Northwest Coast of California, it could be late in the spring before any little flowers were visible–except the outrageously brilliant iceplant that is very common to the California coastal regions. Read the rest of this entry »
It seems I also had a sinus infection–which was the culprit behind the nausea and the dizziness. I went to work for 4 hours on Monday and 3.5 hours on Wednesday and spent the rest of the week flat on my back. Sitting up was not even much of an option. Went to the doctor on Wednesday afternoon and got started on a hefty antibiotic and am doing much better. Do not have much of an appetite, but I’m sure that will return (darn). As of right now, I am feeling better (managed a quick stroll through Target this afternoon and a run to Subway for dinner). And I’ll go back to work on Monday to clean up all the paperwork that just piled up while I was out. Fortunately, I was able to find someone else to handle the timesheets. Well, hope you had a nice St. Paddy’s Day. Peace.
Recent Comments