Random 5 December ~ Traditions, time off and dogs
Hello again, friends. It’s time for another Random 5 from my part of the blog-osphere. Ready? Here we go: 1) Thursday morning, I woke with a start …. it was 4:04 a.m. and there I was, wide awake...
View ArticleThe wake of a quiet mess
Today marks the first of 11 glorious days off. My “Out of Office” messages are on; the laptop and iPhone are not. This morning started just as I’d planned — waking naturally to a twilight house,...
View ArticleAdulting in Summer
I don’t know about you but being an adult in summer still requires some adjustment. Dressing up when the weather says “dress down.” Shoes on when my heart screams “barefoot.” Going inside to bed …...
View ArticleRandom 5 December Friday ~ Days off, kid time, new years and music
It’s the last Friday of December, how did that happen? That means it’s time for 5 randoms from my world. 1 ) Been on holidays for 7 days and have 5 more to enjoy before I head back to work. Today is...
View ArticleRandom 5 Friday – Opening day, extra days and Adulting
It’s Friday and time again for Five Randoms from my world. Ready? Let’s go! 1 – November 15th – the “high Holiday”- it’s opening day of firearm/rifle season in Michigan. Several years ago I...
View ArticleIt’s only fitting
It’s only fitting that, on my very last day of 9 glorious days off, I’d wake to this: 12.1.19 First snow an Emjayandthem(C) photo It was, by far, the best sleep of my entire week off … the house calm,...
View ArticleThat feeling ~ New Year’s 2019
December 31, 2019 ~ I woke to a darkened house, blanketed in quiet from the snow swirling down. It’s New Year’s Eve ~ and here we are on the cusp of a new month, a new year, a new decade. Just like...
View ArticleRandom 5 Friday ~ Classic Rock, Thieves, and B.S.
It’s Friday and time for some Randoms from my world. Here we go: 1 ) Opportunity knocks Today a neighbor stopped by to tell us they were robbed. He admitted to leaving their garage open all night, by...
View ArticleTime on
Time off or … time on? As often happens, I am up against a “use it or lose it” vacation days scenario. But add to it the complications a pandemic brings — it’s difficult to make travel plans, as the...
View ArticleWinter storms, winter breaks, and not talking
Winter break – that magical, mystical time between holidays when schools are closed, work slows and I can think, dream, breathe and relax. This Christmas Winter Storm Elliott shut down most of North...
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