Luna, Janus, the Grandbabies Imp and Elf and Tink, and the dogs Bennie and Bim, have been here and gone. They stayed with us two nights; the second night was an extra bonus. The night they arrived we had a campfire in the back yard, over which we cooked hot dogs and grilled cheese sandwiches.… Continue reading The Visit
Author: Maggie Turner
Domestic
The new refrigerator seems to be working well so far, which is overnight, things are cold and the items in the freezer are frozen. It makes some noise, but less than the old model, so it is an improvement. Being energy star compliant, it uses a third less electricity annually, which might help marginally on… Continue reading Domestic
New Refrigerator
There are times when you know an event is coming, and you decide to put off doing anything about it until it actually happens. It might happen today, it could happen years from today. For us, it happened today. Our 17 year old refrigerator has sounded louder and louder as the years have gone by.… Continue reading New Refrigerator
Colonoscopy
I passed my colonoscopy examination; healthy bowels. After two days of a clear fluid diet, the time for the colon cleansing arrived. Yesterday afternoon the first dose of sodium phosphate was unpleasant, but bearable. I made the throne room comfortable with water jug, mug, laptop, and waited out the inevitable results. Unfortunately I gagged on… Continue reading Colonoscopy
Foxy!
Another lovely cool day here at the little house in the city. I enjoyed my morning coffee black; clear fluids only. I tried a cup of chicken broth, but found it so disgusting that I gagged. Then it was ginger ale, which I am tolerating nicely. I looked for fruit juice in the grocery store… Continue reading Foxy!