When I was young a day at the mall would perk me up. I didn’t need to buy anything but trying on fancy dresses and shoes I’d never wear was fun. Maybe it’s the child in me dressing up. Fast … Continue reading
Author Archives: Kate Crimmins
Random 5 for October 27 – Coins, vaccines, pocketbooks, shoes, coupons
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Money, money, money – I rarely use real money to pay for things unless it’s less than $5. (Seriously, how much stuff is under $5 these days?) This past week I paid for something and I needed coins. I spent … Continue reading
Sassy cats — The three mouseketeers!
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What is worse than finding a mouse in your house? Finding half a mouse in the dining room. Something happened overnight. I didn’t hear anything but there must have been a fuss. It wasn’t in the basement. Someone brought the … Continue reading
What I learned from teenagers
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Goodbye juice boxes and fruit bowls. Goodbye smurfs. Hello cell phones. This past weekend the granddaughters were visiting. They are almost fourteen (going on 30). Their feet are bigger than mine and we won’t talk about height. There was a … Continue reading
Random 5 for October 20 – CS update, clipart, changes, fraud calls, Starbucks
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A positive note on customer service – A week ago I wrote about giving feedback. You can read the post here but in a nutshell I got lousy service and I wrote a letter. It took a week but I … Continue reading
Sassy cats – Mollie part 3 (and maybe the end?)
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This week Mollie had her ultrasound. I couldn’t let her write about it because she was really annoyed. This is a G rated blog and the words wouldn’t be appropriate. She had her belly shaved and they put her in … Continue reading
We are finally into the real fall
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It took a while. I wasn’t sure we would have one. We had record highs in September and early October was warm too but we are now into typical fall weather — cool crisp nights with a warming during the … Continue reading
Random 5 for October 13 – Friends, mice, conversation, food, customer service
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The ladies of the gym – My former group of gym ladies had lunch this week. I couldn’t make it but got a full report from one of my walking group. (Keep in mind that I am the youngest in … Continue reading
Sassy cats – The story of Trisha
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Last Thursday morning we saw an adult cat drinking at the pond. It looked very skinny but she took a drink and left. (The “we” includes my step-daughter – she has two dogs and four cats, need I say more?) Thursday … Continue reading
The grandkids are coming!
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The granddaughters are coming next week. They live in Denver and it’s the annual pilgrimage east to see the old folks (yes that’s the beloved husband and me). We look forward to it and it’s always interesting (and exhausting). When … Continue reading
