My mother always had a garden. She grew string beans, peppers, corn, herbs, some other vegetables and…..drum roll please!…..tomatoes. If you never had a tomato right from the plant, you haven’t had a good one. The problem with tomatoes is that you … Continue reading
Category Archives: Life at Home
Spring fever attacks the young and young-at-heart
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Here in the northeast we are having an early spring. The weather has been unseasonably mild for the past week or so and highs in the mid-70s are expected through this week. Normal weather for this time of year is low … Continue reading
Death by overactive, fatigued brain
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By nature I am not a hypochondriac. I don’t acknowledge illness and much prefer the land of denial. I hardly ever alter my schedule because of sickness. I had fabulous attendance both at school and at work. I would go … Continue reading
Quarantine, quarantine! Illness in the house!
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I have just survived a week of illness in the house. It wasn’t me. I am just fine. The beloved husband had some respiratory illness and it lasted days and days (seemed like months and months to me…probably to him … Continue reading
Hair: Part II
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I’m a beautician, not a magician! – Plaque seen on most hairdressers’ walls. This post is dedicated to the poor souls who cut hair. I currently have a hairdresser I like. She is easy to work with and we … Continue reading
Give me a head of hair, long beautiful hair…..
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I woke up this morning and someone had taken my real hair and replaced it with something that doesn’t work at all. Yesterday, my hair curled the way it should. It shined and was happy. Today, I am not sure … Continue reading
Chick lit light and a belly full of laughs
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The beloved husband is one of the most supportive people I know. He thinks I am wonderful (which I am) and compliments me on my accomplishments. However, I had a hard time getting him to read my blog. At first, … Continue reading
Gas cards and befuddling self-service gas pumps
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My local grocery store gave me a $5 gas card for some promotion. I hate gas cards. They require me to go someplace new to pump gas. Someplace out of my comfort zone! Each station is a little different and … Continue reading
The story of Mr. Wonderful | Happy Valentine’s Day to all
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I will admit it – I am married to Mr. Wonderful. Not only does he put up with me, he enjoys putting up with me. I came with baggage – three cats, one of whom (now deceased) was diabetic and … Continue reading
Pushing the envelope
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My mother was a great mom but she took some really hard stands. When she said no, it meant no, not maybe. You couldn’t wheedle things out of her. She also wanted her children to stand up for themselves. We … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 