“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Terrible Tuesday: Having an Epiphany
Feast, that is. January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany, the celebration of the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus. Or more likely toddler Jesus, who must have been thrilled with Frankincense. We normally try to have some sort of feast with friends, but we’ve been having trouble with lift-off the past […]
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Mid-July garden update
First the good news: this is by far the most product my Texas garden has ever been. By a great deal. We’ve had a steady harvest of wax beans and grape tomatoes and a few jalapeños. My herb garden is doing very well, too. The bad news: I seem to be the only would-be gardener […]
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My growing garden wish list
First and foremost on my list is to extend our patio to the back gate. Of course, that’s not technically a garden, but it is an outdoor project. But after that, I have long wanted a rain barrel. Several actually. Five, to be exact. (Maybe six.) These guys make it look easy: They’re kind of […]
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Painting 9 to 5
Even though I hit my goal of blogging every day for a year, I’m trying to keep up the streak. However, I’ve been painting since sun-up and still not even half done. I’m a little short on blogging power. On the plus side, free labor! But I still need a post for today. I was […]
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Making progress
We’re halfway through spring cleaning week (spring break is for the weak!), and we’ve made decent progress. Yesterday we worked in the garden. I didn’t tackle the disaster from the plumbing kerfuffle because I’m going to need some muscle in the form of MTG to handle the clay mess. Ugh, Texas clay, I loathe thee. […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Avoiding the chaos
For over a month, I have been putting off cleaning my guest room/office. It was a mess before the holidays, but it also becomes a storeroom during Christmas as we shove extra boxes and whatnot (lots of whatnot) in there. It is, to put it bluntly, a disaster zone. Moreover, there are some important papers […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Bake all the things
It’s baking day! Pecan pie, apple pie, French Silk pie, and cranberry bread are on the agenda. We’ll also be participating in the greatest of all Thanksgiving traditions: exploding cranberries. Preparatory links! We saw Day of the Doctor on the big screen last night. It. Was. Awesome. Take a quiz to find out which Doctor […]
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If I had an extra $766
I’d totally go on an organizational spending spree at Target and get my kids’ rooms in order*. Alas, I don’t, so I’ll go to plan b. While a chunk of change would make my organization plans easier and more fun, it’s really superfluous. For my girls’ room, the main thing is removing all the excess […]
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Fastest swing in town
MTG put a tire swing in our backyard yesterday. The kids are loving it. Oh yeah, and it’s NASCAR racing tire. How cool is our swing? Today we tilled a garden patch and put in a composting area. This past week we put new trees in our front yard. We’re home improvement crazy. For daily […]
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