BD and her friend made oatmeal cookies all by themselves. All I did was take them out of the oven. Well, and clean up the dishes they left behind. I did make BD sweep the floor.
They were delicious. Just as good as when I first made them many (many!) years ago in middle school home ec class. [...]
Kentucky law requires that the license plate design be changed every five years. I’m not sure why. Perhaps to keep prison inmates busy.
Recent designs have been mostly unremarkable. Churchill Downs’ twin spires, a horse, and then a cloud (after a couple of years, I realized that the cloud was shaped like Kentucky.
Back [...]
I usually pay our Visa bill online. That way I know I don’t pay it even a day early and I save the price of a stamp (that’s getting to be a bigger incentive all the time with so many postal rate hikes).
Last month I remembered at the last minute. Apparently, I was in a [...]
In high school, my favorite band was Deep Purple.
But I’m coming out of the closet here.
I also watched The Lawrence Welk show every week. I had a crush on Tom, the tall blond who sang. I don’t even remember his last name any more. But I also had a soft spot for Myron Floren, the [...]
BD is upstairs at this very moment with her face in her pillow.
This morning we headed out for her riding lesson. She has begged for them for years, but the budget and schedule never allowed for it. A neighbor recently started offering them for about half the usual rate, and was willing to fit in a [...]
Many thanks to all my blogfriends for your kind offers of a cool place to stay. But I am glad to say that I must decline your hospitality.
The serviceman called shortly after I posted yesterday, announcing that he was on his way with the necessary parts, as well as a few others just in case [...]
Our air conditioning is out. I realized it about 8:00 last night. Why is it that these things always seem to happen when Mr. B is out of town?
I checked the thermostat. I flipped all the circuit breakers. I realized the outdoor unit was running, but not the air handler in the basement. Cheapskate that [...]
The day before BD left for camp, she developed a cough. She insisted that she felt fine, so I chalked it up to allergies and sent along some Delsym and over the counter allergy meds.
Yesterday she mentioned an incident at camp when she had trouble breathing while playing a game of tag. I thought about calling [...]
When we first moved here from northern parts about 15 years ago, I thought that people in this area of Kentucky had a lovely, subtle drawl. Over time, I realized that it must have been my imagination, because I no longer hear that subtle drawl. Even if someone at my college reunion thought that I [...]
Our trip was lovely, with the possible exception of the drive back to Chicago to catch our flight home out of Midway. Mr. B actually had to work part of the time (that’s the trick to getting the company to pick up the tab, of course), so I slept in and worked out (really!) in [...]
