I have new boots. They’re the warmest ever. They’re waterproof. They have tread that grips the snow. And they are noisy. As I step down on one, it sounds like a tire grabbing the snow when a car gets underway. As I push off again, the boot swishes like corduroy bellbottoms. So, as Rascal and… Continue reading Winter Gear
Month: January 2022
Glimpses of Happiness
Walking Rascal up Nixon Road recently, I noticed a Little Free Library where there hadn’t been one before. Little Free Libraries are small, glassed-in bookcases, mounted on posts and offering books at no charge to anyone who happens by. People put these bookcases near their sidewalks out of niceness. The one on Nixon was clearly… Continue reading Glimpses of Happiness
Filling the Shelves
Our remodeling project is almost done. Yesterday afternoon, Don delivered a multitude of present-wrapped shelves to go in the new bookcases. He had unwrapped the shelves, festooning brown paper around the room, and installed them where he thought we might like them. It was a great starting place. Already occupying pride of place, front… Continue reading Filling the Shelves
Taking Down the Tree
“You’re just as focused taking down the tree as putting it up,” my husband observed this afternoon. I hadn’t considered the matter before, but he was right. There’s a lot that goes into taking down a tree. For instance, there’s the matter of boing-y-ness. This is the second year we’ve had this artificial… Continue reading Taking Down the Tree