Salad Dressing

Luna called last night, to wish me a happy Mother’s Day. Attila and I got to chat with the Grandbabies for a bit. It is challenging, because their phone is through their internet connection, and kept blanking out, so there were frequent periods where we couldn’t tell if the kids were being silent, or were… Continue reading Salad Dressing

Retired to the County Gaol

After much investigation, I found GGG Grandaunt Bella’s Death Registration record. The record was obscured by a faulty transcription: a misspelling of her surname. She lived to be 88 years old, and spent the last years of her life at the County Gaol. She is listed as a vagrant, although that seems a bit harsh,… Continue reading Retired to the County Gaol

Bella

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 On the job yesterday, I sat down for 15 minutes, between 8:15 and 5:15. It was a very busy day, and I should have sat out my unpaid lunch hour, and taken my two ten minute breaks, but I didn’t. If I had, the work would not have been completed, customers… Continue reading Bella

Yellow

The nights are cold, as the temperature listed here, recorded at 8:00 a.m., confirms. The leaves are quickly opening to the world. We are surrounded by a green riot; every shade of imaginable green is displayed as far as the eye can see. The early morning is cool and crisp. It is the perfect time… Continue reading Yellow