Guess who was just accepted as the new mentor for Team in Training for the spring marathon season. ME, that’s who! I filled out about a 10-page application, promised them all but my future unborn children, swore to serve God and my country, to help other people at all times…oh, wait, that’s Girl Scouts… anyway, […]

How pleasant it is to have one’s house to oneself again. Not that I didn’t enjoy all of our Thanksgiving houseguests, but at the moment I am sipping hot tea, knitting a new orange sweater by the glow of the Christmas tree, whuffing the bubbling turkey soup and listening to a knitting podcast. And somehow […]

As per Liz’s request…This is a wonderful receipt, because it’s buttery and pecan-y but not too sweet. It is kind of pain though. I use Julia Child’s pastry, but the Pillsbury ready-to-bake crusts are fine. *You only need the bottom crust.
Ingredients:
One and two-thirds cups sugar
1 cup water
2 Tbs vinegar
One-half cup butter
4 eggs, beaten
1-2 cups pecan […]

The toilet paper roller resists changing, which is minor but annoying.
When I turned the radiator on, the back of my desk collapsed on my arm. So my desk is broken.
When I went to put the down mattress back on the shelf in the closet, the shelf fell out and hit me on the head. Then […]