The first day of spring! Spring is memorable this year. This is a memorable year, in so many, many ways. I received a telephone call yesterday afternoon. There was a cancellation at the company that will do the installation of the new windows, could we go ahead with the installation tomorrow, which is today? Well,… Continue reading A Hole In My House
Who Knows
How different this new life is, compared to what I thought it would be at this point in my life, compared to what it was last spring. I thought I was in a relatively happy, even if financially restricted, retirement, living in a place I find pleasant, living with someone who I loved and who… Continue reading Who Knows
Sunny!
I am feeling rather flat these days, not unhappy, just flat. The uncertainty of the future is very wearing, but there is nothing to be done about it at present. Keep putting one foot in front of the other, I keep telling myself. Today the sun shone! I had to run errands today, so off… Continue reading Sunny!
Tryin’ It Out
A weekday, my turn to cook! So, today I rummaged through the cupboard and found part of a package of rice/quinoa pasta. I cooked it according to the package directions. That was a start. What next? I found a tin of low-sodium, low-cholesterol cream of mushroom soup, hanging around in the cupboard. I also rummaged… Continue reading Tryin’ It Out
The Young Man And The White Laundry Basket
When just don’t know what to do with myself, I write. The day was sunny. That was nice. The day was above freezing. That was nice. All the snow is gone. That is nice. It is bug season here at Mist Cottage. Bug season is a precursor of spring, which as it happens, arrives on… Continue reading The Young Man And The White Laundry Basket