Wednesday's Child

I am having some problems with "being angry" which could actually be frustration or annoyance.  I find my behavior to be less than...

Yes, I cheated.  I ate cereal for three days, then had a thin slice of well buttered bread on the fourth day (which was totally not worth it...

Samuel Johnson wrote the first English Dictionary.  I was thinking of the first diary writer in 1630 or some where close to that and that wo...

I think that was the name of the guy who wrote the first published "diary".  I read it back in freshman English in college.  Do th...

I woke at eight.  Another night of waiting too long to finally go to bed, then not being able to sleep as my mind just kept adding things to...

There are times, at work, when I feel like I am meditating.  It's as if I am alone in the moment.  Adding gravel to a pot, a sprinkle ...

What he likes.  He likes meals served on time.  Fresh water in his bowl.  A nice walk in the woods. Best of all, he likes it when a deer w...

Still coming up after all these years.  G's brother gave us a gift of some daffodil bulbs, tulips and snowdrops when we moved here in 19...

On my deck.  Yes, the deck is wet but not from rain.  We are in the midst of a "heatwave" and it hit 80 degrees today (the greenho...

I thought, at first, that it was an allergy.  But by the time I got home from work, I knew it was a cold.  The inside of only one side of my...

This is last year's Spring planting for the porch planter.  The impatients aren't in the greenhouse yet.  And no coleus either.  We ...

Yes, indeed.  The taxes are done and mailed.  All the dirty clothes have been washed.  All the shirts that aren't in the washer or dryer...

Here's a little drama for you.  HSK stands for High School Kid. Me stands for Me. HSK-- (coming in from Nursery) Hey, do we have apple...

I returned to work this morning.  Up before 6 am and in the car by 7.  The long days of the "season" are upon us.  The "new...

A reader included this sign in an email she sent me.  Is this a good thing or not? LOL.  I like it.  It sounds like me.  Or the me I want to...

I forgot we opened an hour earlier.  Rolled in and no one had started the coffee for the 10 am class.  Playing catchup on a busy holiday Sat...

These are from work.  They are beautiful but have no fragrance.  So, not as wonderful as they could be. I watered over my head again and als...

I took a giant leap of faith, that the dog loved me, and started walking him, off leash, in the woods. Off leash is a scary place to be.  Th...

I read the 60 Minute report on Sugar, followed the comments to a site called pecanbread.com with lists of sugar free foods and the strangest...

Taken from the Sartorialist.com this morning.  Yes, she seems too thin but the way she looks and is dressed is exactly who I am.  I looked l...