My morning run for a mocha latte is pleasurable especially now with everything green and fresh. The only thing that can booger it up is people! And they do! This morning I was nearly killed or maimed by a privileged … Continue reading
Category Archives: Other People
Random 5 for April 30, 2023 – April, plants, haircuts, flooring, house projects
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Happy end of April! – For us here in the lower northeast US (sometimes called the mid-Atlantic region), April was a flirt. She flipped her switch for one very nice week of quasi-summer before zapping us back to cold temps. … Continue reading
A different world!
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Yesterday I went with a neighbor to a new-to-me plant place. It was a small family-run business in the middle of nowhere selling the most popular garden plants. My neighbor had told me it was an Amish family. (For those … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 19, 2023 – Celebrations, aging, sad streaks, happiness, coffee
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Things to celebrate – Today we are celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of one of our friends. In my entire life this will be the third one I’ve attended. People don’t hit that milestone like they used to. Multiple marriages … Continue reading
Hair! (with a side of affirmation!)
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I have a fixation with hair. I want what I don’t have. I have always liked curly hair. It’s softer around the face especially if you let it be. I have a wave but mostly it looks straight. No matter … Continue reading
Random 5 for February 26, 2023 – Weather, clothes, people, cats, clean-out
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Snow? Seriously? – After a mostly snowless winter (does a dusting count?) we are predicted to get 3 inches this week. Here’s my thought – if I can’t have snow for Christmas, I don’t want it in March! Do ya … Continue reading
Random 5 for February 12, 2023 – Super Bowl, furniture, taxes, old age, cats
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The big day – Our local team is in the Super Bowl (football championship for those who are sports challenged) and the playoff is today. All week the news has had stories of school children, nuns, bar patrons, etc., singing … Continue reading
In my head
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One of our neighbors died in January. When we moved into our home two years ago, someone told us she was disabled. That’s not unusual in a ‘hood with older people. I never saw her until last summer. Her husband … Continue reading
Random 5 for February 5, 2023 – Youth, furniture, family businesses, weather, spring
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Are they making them younger? – I had a whole-body dermatology checkup this week. I opted for a physician’s assistant so I could get in faster. I swear she looked like she was in junior high school. PA’s do a … Continue reading
Random 4 for January 29, 2023 – Neighbors, furniture, schedule, RIP Ray
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We are a little short today! Happy ending – Last summer I wrote about a new neighbor who kept bright flashing lights on all night. It looked like a trashy billboard from our deck. Or maybe a carnival. Our yards … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 