Entries Tagged as 'Some Odds & Ends'

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Murder Mystery Dinner

I’m excited about tonight. My talented friend Susan (who is not me, obviously) is putting on a Murder Mystery Dinner at her house this evening. The setting is at the Culinary Institute of America in the 1940s where we’ve all gathered to honor a renowned chef but we discover (gasp!) that he has just been [...]

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Update on the Money Pit

The interior wiring is 80% complete and everything so far has passed inspection. We still have a few areas to rewire – the bathrooms, laundry room, and kitchen as well as both porches. Once those are done, the whole house will have a completely upgraded electrical system. This is big because the house had not [...]

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Winter Holidays Vacation

We’re off on our trek to Florida! We’ve got a late start but at least we’re all rested and feeling good (I don’t want to start a vacation any other way.) We kicked things off with a Solstice ritual/celebration last night at our local UU. It was put on by the Womenspirit group and was [...]

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Neglected But Not Forgotten

It has come to my attention that I’ve been, um, neglecting my duties. As in, I’m guilty of not blogging. Unfortunately, as witnessed by my month-long absence, it’s painfully true.
I am however, still alive. Gotta love that part, right?
I took a break to get away on a family vacation (to a place with no Internet [...]

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

An Alternate Ending

This made me chuckle. I’m not sure who the original author is.
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Once upon a time in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat down to contemplate ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle.
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The frog hopped into the [...]