Porch furniture part deux – or it’s hard to learn new tricks!

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Last week I blogged about our impromptu porch furniture purchase. (If you missed it, click here.) Now we have six weeks to decide what to do with the old furniture. It’s nice and in good condition. (The cats never puked … Continue reading →

Unplanned surprises and comfortable tushies

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It was a normal day. There were errands to be run and cats to be adored. I didn’t realize it would be a day when my head would spin. That would come later. We lost a new Norway spruce tree … Continue reading →

The shopping kerfuffle

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The beloved husband decided to buy new pants. He lost weight a year or two back and never replaced this dress pants (which he rarely wears since retirement). Unfortunately this is after he wore clown pants to his class reunion. … Continue reading →

Spring therapy

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Being the great cat owner that I am, yesterday I went to our local garden center to pick up cat grass. Of course they were ecstatic. The four of them were napping on various levels and in different rooms but … Continue reading →

Looking for a home…

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The dreaded conversation has begun. The beloved husband and I have started to talk about downsizing our home. The beloved husband is in his early 70s and I (his trophy bride) am in my sixties. No need for all the … Continue reading →

The best of taxes (if there is any)

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My snark has been hiding lately. Throbbing thumbs and crappy weather added to tax time equals a very cranky (and not very humorous) Kate. Rather than write yet another bland piece, I am posting one of my tax favorites. This is … Continue reading →

Weird things to know about hand surgery

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My doctor said I had a “goober” on my thumb (technical term he really used) and it should come out. Earlier this week it was removed. Simple surgery. Easy peasy. Nice happy drugs go with it. I am in a … Continue reading →

Murder in the Kitchen

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Yep, it happened again. We added to our appliance graveyard. Our garbage disposal died. Dead as a doornail. Toes up. Kicked the bucket. Or more likely, was murdered. (queue sinister music here) There was a large stone in it. It … Continue reading →