Random 5 for February 19, 2023 – Peaceful interlude, hairballs, taxes, furniture, consignment stores

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Quiet peace – After weeks of running from store to store looking for furniture, carpeting and other house stuff, all the ordering is done. No weight on my shoulders. No scheduled shopping. The window treatment in the music room is … 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 5 for June 13, 2021 – Flowers, Gus, downsizing, windows, houseguests

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Discovery! – The new house has basic landscaping.  Not a lot of beautiful gardens or flowers but I have found a few. There is a gorgeous peony in the back. Unfortunately it’s at a spot that you can’t see from … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 4, 2021 – Time, Easter, painting, contractors, discounts

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Yikes! A quarter of the year is gone! How did that happen? Oh yes, we moved. That is guaranteed to make time disappear. I’ve finally taken some pictures of the new family room. There is more work to be done … Continue reading

Random 5 for February 21 – Moving, furniture, recycling, garage, movers

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We’ve moved and we’re back. We had three snowstorms moving week. A large one (26 inches) before and two consecutive smaller ones after the move. It complicated everything and the beloved husband was running between two houses clearing driveways. I’ve … Continue reading

The smell of childhood

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We are moving things around again. Rearranging stuff so I can put my sewing machines on the second floor and out of the basement. A chest didn’t fit the new configuration. It had to go. It was my mother’s chest. … Continue reading

Odds and ends

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We got a new loveseat. The old one left on Saturday so we had to make due with chairs until the new one was delivered. The cats were not happy especially Molly. She watches TV with me and there wasn’t … Continue reading