#SoCS – Ah ha!
I noticed last month that my blog stats were a little light on the views. And by a little light, I mean it was the second-worst January I’ve had in ten years of Just Jot it January. 2024 was tied …...
View Article#SoCS – Modern Photography
There was a time long ago, back when I walked to school uphill both ways, when I was very careful about the photos I took. There were only so many available on the film, after all. I didn’t want to …...
View Article#SoCS – Fail
Despite everything, despite all precautions, I have failed. We have a cold. Two of my kids came down with it first—the two who haven’t left the house in a month—and now I have it. I blame it on...
View Article#SoCS – Seems clear …
The fact that I’m a day late with this post … The fact that I didn’t post at all in the last two weeks aside from the prompts … Seems to signal that I haven’t changed my ways after all. … Continue...
View Article#SoCS –‘Tis the season
Seems like the season for woolly hats and blankets is almost over. I’m looking forward to spring, to being able to get outside for walks more. I’m not looking forward to the increasing wind and storms...
View Article#SoCS – My spare … bedroom?
When I decided on the house I’m living in, one of the things I liked was that it had a spare bedroom. Somewhere my mother could sleep when she came over for a holiday. And it worked out well for …...
View Article#SoCS – Just plain lazy
There’s no other way to describe my weekend than just plain lazy. I’ve barely done anything this weekend. Well, I did go for a mile-long walk with Alex today. And I am going to write “The End” on a...
View ArticleOne-Liner Wednesday – Screen time
My time on my phone might be good, but if my laptop ever decides to count the hours in a day… Photo: A screenshot of a phone app telling me that out of an average 10 hours and 56 minutes … Continue...
View ArticleOne-Liner Wednesday – Nuh-uh
I don’t care if they’re bees or wasps, come summer, if I were squirrels living in those nests, I’d be packing my nuts and moving out. Photo: In a tree, still with no leaves, four squirrels’ nests high...
View ArticleOne-Liner Wednesday – A what kind of ritual?
A trivia Quiz question from the Facebook game. In Scandinavia, what is “blodpalt”? A) A desk from IKEA B) Pickled herring C) Blood dumplings D) A deadly wedding ritual And all this time I thought...
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