Wednesday January 31, 2007
It is snowing. It waited until I had gotten safely to work and then began snowing and it has not stopped. I sent Blessing home at noon when the schools closed, and she called me 15 minutes later to say […]
Wednesday January 31, 2007
I once heard that the people who stick to their fitness goals are not the most disciplined, but the best at problem solving. I thought of that today, since I have to take #2 son someplace instead of exercising today. […]
Tuesday January 30, 2007
I finished the Fuzzy Feet last night. I made them according to the pattern, and lengthened them according to the pattern’s instructions, to fit #1 son. This pattern doesn’t seem to be intended for men, actually. Perhaps I shouldn’t say […]
Finished SWAP
SWAP report “Sewing With a Plan” is a sensible idea in which you plan a wardrobe and sew all the pieces, rather than sewing according to random inspiration and ending up with nothing to wear. Around the sewing blogs, […]
Sunday January 28, 2007
The service yesterday was very nice. Ozarque had quite a long discussion over at her place recently about death and dying. I didn’t read all the comments, so I may have missed it, but I don’t recall that anyone talked […]
Saturday January 27, 2007
I’m attending a funeral today, for a dear friend who has been suffering the last two years from ALS. She died in complete confidence that she would be going home to God, so this is not sad for her, but […]
Friday January 26, 2007
“I was glad no harpers or chroniclers happened to be passing by.” — Jonathan Stroud Surely we all feel like that sometimes. Yesterday, for example. First, I was at lunch with a friend and she asked about my husband. I […]
Older Women in Literature
At book club yesterday, one of the discussion questions was, “Do writers ignore the concerns of older women?” We stepped away from the book we were reading, The Jane Austen Book Club, which had turned out to be rather slight. […]
Wednesday January 24, 2007
I’ve often mentioned the HGP, the Holiday Grand Plan which allows me to enjoy the holidays every year without excessive stress. The HGP is part of the GP, the annual Grand Plan which begins with New Year’s Resolutions, moves through […]
Tuesday January 23, 2007
#2 daughter will be singing the alto aria for Bach Cantata 12 with the KC Symphony on February 11, so if you find yourself in the audience, you will know whose amazing voice that is. Well, I guess you would […]