Monthly Archives: December 2011

Well, I have just completed my last run prior to my 5k tomorrow.  Not that a 5k is much to crow about, but when you are fearful of 20 degrees and snow – it’s slightly daunting.  Fortunately, this morning was … Continue reading →

Sorry friends for the temporary break from blogging.  With my family in town for the holidays, it was a little difficult. Now in recovery mode, dozens and dozens of cookies later… I am getting organized and somewhat whimsical. I have … Continue reading →

Well, it’s Christmas Eve, and I have achieved maximum capacity on cookie baking… However, I have also been handed/assumed control over the menu and will be cooking meals and several cakes including the postponed til Christmas Day… Buche de Noel. … Continue reading →

According to Mr. David Hodges, I have 25.4 million in British Pounds waiting in a bank account in London… if I agree to let the money go through my account I get to keep 40%.  Life is so easy.  And … Continue reading →

Than go shopping for a winter coat.  As many of you know, I don’t tolerate cold well.   Actually, I don’t tolerate cold at all.  I turn into a miserable, bitter person and my teeth chatter so hard that I start … Continue reading →

This morning I thought of Shakespeare’s “hoary headed frost,” because frost is what covered the ground this morning as I walked with Verbal along the parkland path by my parents’ house.  The grasses and bushes were covered with frost that … Continue reading →

Well, I arrived in Pennsylvania and proceeded to go into a vegetative state.  I shall blame it on the cold. My last night on the road, I stayed in a hotel in Ohio – my room was the “Business Place … Continue reading →

Like when you go to a restroom, in a restaurant, and there is a sign telling you not to throw paper into the toilet and a basket is provided next to the bowl.  It’s times like this that I really hope … Continue reading →

And the day after a storm. Last night we had big thunderstorms which was a little unnerving.  I admit that, in the city, I love thunderstorms.  In the country…. not so much.  The weather yesterday was strange all day – it … Continue reading →

Mind you, the weather is dreary not the company. Yesterday, I went with my 87-year-old grandmother for senior aerobics.  We joined 5 other women and the teacher for a rousing 45 minutes of movement.  It was great to see my … Continue reading →