Bumper Snickers

The election rhetoric has reached the point where any sane individual turns the sound down (or off).  Fever pitch electioneering seems to have overtaken every conversation within earshot.  With that backdrop in mind, seeing this bumper sticker today seemed like the perfect antidote:

Introducing the gentleman owner:

Had to share the parting shot on the rear bumper….

The Great Fall Malaise of ‘08

ecent blog entries have been limited–and not just me.  Several of my favorites (some of you know who you are) seem to have been experiencing similiar difficulties.  Daily tidbits have dwindled to weekly updates.  Juicy, insightful and/or witty remarks have been noticably absent.
In addition to Seasonal Affective Disorder form the shortened hours of daylight, favorite theories [...]

First Commercial Cell Phone Call

October 13, 1983.  25 years ago today, the first commercial cell phone call was made.  The man who made the call was the president of the manufacturing company.  The recipient of the call was the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell. 
Only 25 years from a phone the size of your head to what we have today.  What a [...]

Fall Bouquet

Enjoy.

Autumnal Appreciation

A few purchased silk sprays packaged with leaves and berries scavenged from my yard.  The week’s vacation has fast dwindled to a few hours, but part of the joy of some time off, was the opportunity to meander through the yard, casually picking the bones of an arrangement.  It happens during normal work weeks, too, but [...]

Rustic (End of) Summer Vegetable Soup

First step is to make wide home-made noodles, known as Paparadelle.  Using a pasta machine and your favorite pasta recipe,  (the basics are 4 eggs, 3 cups white flour, tablespoon or two of water and a pinch of salt that has been kneaded until a consistent color and texture.)  Cover the dough with a slightly damp [...]

Seasonal Appreciation

Each season of the year has its own set of unique attributes that combine to make the time special in our hearts and memories.  Spring has a multiple green palette showcased in each leaf and blade.  Summer has the tastes and smells of corn on the cob and tomatoes, blinking fireflies and chirping crickets.  Winter is quiet and dark, the solitude [...]

Who’s REALLY in charge here…?

First she wants out…

then…she wants in.
The food dish was replenished before the first turn of the door, but now two or three kernals must be added just to be sure.  Answering the ringing phone has triggered a sudden need for belly rubs, ears scratched and fur fluffed.  
All in all, the life’s lesson learned here
is 
to come back as [...]

Baby, it’s Cold in Here.

Weather patterns have changed.  The temps have dropped off at night to the point that the inevitable has happened–dum, da-dum, dum dum-m-m-m–it’s furnace time.  But, but, but, why’s it so cold in here?  New windows in the rest of the first floor should have helped, yet it’s colder than before.  Hm-m-m…. 
Broken glass discovered while sweeping the floor hidden [...]

The Chipmunks

The famous singing Chipmunks of “Witch Doctor” fame have their namesake cousins living in my backyard.  Alvin, Simon and Theodore are running around, ducking into cavities, munching on the apples dropping from the patio apple tree and dashing across the side yard to the safety of their various home bases, be it the niche in the fast crumbling wall [...]