Nature Dilemma
A couple of days ago I looked out my office window, which gives a nice view of the back and side yards of our house. Something small wiggled in the grass just off the patio. A mouse, I thought at … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Musings
Password Rant
My bank recently demanded that I change password. I know that it’s a good practice to change passwords periodically, so I understand why they did it. It’s an annoyance but an understandable one and I go along. But then they … Continue reading →
Goals and Ideas for 2021
I no longer make resolutions for a new year. After many years I’ve realized they never go anywhere and are generally forgotten with a few weeks. Instead I set goals for myself, and I try to make them goals I … Continue reading →
The Grandkids Visit
Due to some lifting of travel restrictions, plus the fact that some of us have had COVID-19 already and the others have been pretty thoroughly exposed, we deemed it safe to have my daughter, son-in-law, and their four boys visit … Continue reading →
COVID 19 anthology
I’m part of a group of local writers who have gotten together as Piedmont Authors Network. We had several projects in process right before the pandemic hit and lockdown became the norm. Some of those projects have had to be … Continue reading →
Having Covid19 (Probably)
There are so many ironies and quirks to the story. Irony one: if my trip to visit family had been scheduled for just a week later, I wouldn’t have gone. And I wouldn’t have gotten the disease that has dominated … Continue reading →
Winter has arrived in Greensboro
On Sunday it snowed. And snowed. And snowed. Sunday evening it turned to ice and freezing rain, but by Monday morning it was snowing again. In all we had somewhere over a foot of snow. You northerners may scoff, but … Continue reading →
It Wasn’t Exactly the Christmas I Wanted…
(I originally posted this on the Classic and Cozy blog, but wanted to repost here.) But it was the one I got, and it was terrific in its own way. Just not the way I planned. It’s always a better … Continue reading →
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
A couple of months ago I noticed that my bill from the local power company, Duke Energy was a bit lower than I expected. Not a lot but somewhat. However, we’d just installed a bunch of energy-saving light bulbs and … Continue reading →
Bye Bye Baseball
Most people who know me know that I’m a sports fan. I love pro football, college basketball, and baseball in particular. While watching Major League baseball on TV is fun, I can only take so much of it at a … Continue reading →