Monthly Archives: May 2008
Because it’s Saturday and no one is paying attention anyway.
Yesterday I felt one of those urges to write about something that, in my prior experience, renders Blogland silent as the proverbial tomb, echoing with the sound of my “hello, hello, is ANYONE out there??” No, not exercise. WRITING. I started blogging … Continue reading
It’s Raining.
And yesterday, it was fixin’ to rain, so I couldn’t get the Lakewatch photos I had hoped for. I do have this, though. Saved from my last photographic excursion. Sailboats inside the breakwater, downtown Milwaukee lakefront. In pondering my post … Continue reading
Filed under lakewatch
How Does My Garden Grow?
Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. — Walt Whitman In our climate, Memorial Day Weekend is traditionally the official beginning of gardening season. The garden centers are jammed with folks buying their … Continue reading
What’s for Dinner? Picnic Salads!
In honor of the beginning of summer barbecue season (never mind that we had to cover the tomatoes last night due to frost warnings), how about two yummy salad recipes? First, a variation on Mom’s standard, tuna macaroni salad. This … Continue reading
Filed under Cookery, What's for dinner Wednesday?
Why I Care.
It occurred to me after all the prior discussion on this blog about fitness in general, whether to write about it, whether some people hate the topic or just don’t want to talk about it, and yada yada yada, that … Continue reading
Filed under 100 Miles or Bust, Lifebits
To Knit, Perchance to Dream.
Why yes, I can slaughter Shakespeare with the best of them. Thank you. Thanks to Angie, I just discovered Cast-On, Brenda Dayne’s awesome podcasts. This would have been news to you veterans maybe 3 years ago when she started out. Remember, … Continue reading
Filed under Knitting, Knitting w/ Nora, Who Knew?
Janet Saves My Sunday Post
Janet tagged me with a meme that I’ve seen going around – I was toying with doing it, but now that she officially tagged me I’ll play along: 1. What was I doing 10 years ago? Mothering a 1 and 3 … Continue reading
On Living Simply.
All the hullaballoo about the crash of the credit markets following the subprime debacle, the shockingly high gas and food prices, and the general state of the economy has had me thinking some lately. That’s hardly a revelation, I’m certain. … Continue reading
Filed under Lifebits
Lakewatch, Deluxe Edition.
Today, for your viewing and educational pleasure, I bring you the signature sights of Milwaukee’s downtown lakefront. In the photo above, we’re looking southeast toward the 2001 addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Santiago Calatrava. In the foreground, you … Continue reading
Since You Asked About Dinner…
Thanks again so much for the comments and discussion yesterday. Just another example of what a great group of women (sorry to the men who read, and I know who you are, but ya’ll never say anything!) I so fortuitously stumbled … Continue reading
