WHEN YOUR COFFEE VIEW MAKES YOU SO VERY HAPPY
Every morning after I stumble out of the big girl sleigh bed, I stand at the kitchen counter rather bleary-eyed and look out the window while the coffee contraption wakes up too.This is my view.My...
View ArticleFRIDAY...
Post d-chair recovery mode with an ice pack for Buzzy and a lemon water for me:The Phillies doing their thing against Tampa Bay:And JB Magoo in post stromboli mode watching the game:Bit of a rough go...
View ArticleCLICK...AND THEN IT WAS FALL IN HOOSIERVILLE
Happy Monday, Dearies!The weather made an abrupt change overnight from sunny and 80 to 54 and rainy and I am giddy with delight. Time to break out the Woman Within sherpa sweatshirts and fuzzy socks!I...
View ArticleTHE TUESDAY REPORT...
Hi, Dearies.I'm just home from an appointment with the nice insurance man that helps me unravel all of the mysteries of Medicare and such, and I'm enjoying a few quiet moments in the Happy Chair. First...
View ArticleFRIDAY...AGAIN
Questions abound about how I manage multiple threads. There are almost a hundred for Eliana, and it wasn't until I saw a fellow stitcher's method on the Instagram that I started doing this, but it has...
View ArticleMASK ISSUES
Dearies, if you ordered a mask from me and have not received it yet, could you please send me an email confirming your mailing address? All masks have been mailed, but I received a message that two of...
View ArticleMONDAY...IN WHICH THE SPINSTER IS FATTER THAN EVER
Ugh.I had a lovely, restful, happy, healthy weekend, but somehow managed to gain a TON of weight. I suspect the culprit was me letting my guard down and not paying careful attention, and, as we...
View ArticleTHE SPINSTER TAKES A WALK
Guess what I did?I came home from dialysis, dropped my bag on the floor, grabbed my sunglasses, and went for a walk! I know this next fact will stun and amaze you, but I just happen to live within...
View ArticleA REPRINT...ON THE OCCASION OF MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY
I wrote this in 2008, on what would have been her 75th. Today, she would have been 87. Hard to imagine!You've already met Dad. Here's Mom. Vaceila Helen Loukos Rich. Mom would have been 75 years old...
View ArticleWOOOOO HOOOOO,
Here we go, Dearies...Pretty Pumpkins getting ready to jump into the Happy Chair for a Thursday play date with Yours Truly!I've had a lovely morning...lots of damn good and the paper, a few little...
View ArticleANOTHER FRIDAY IN HOOSIERVILLE
Well, here we are again, Dearies...doing our thing in the d-chair:A new tech was assigned to my chair today, and the poor thing was very upset about having to struggle so with Mr Buzzy. I tried to...
View ArticleSUNDAY NIGHT
I added a Sam Toft called "Flying Free" next to my little Stewey area. I know I say this about every single Sam Toft print I have, but I think this is my favorite: Yesterday, JB and I had a wonderful...
View ArticleTUESDAY...ON WHICH WE GO TO THE FACE DOCTOR, THE DENTIST, AND WE GET A SNOOPY...
Oh, Dearies...I am so excited! Tonight I will start my very first Fall/Winter Spinster Evening Ritual...after dinner is cooked, enjoyed, and cleaned up, I will go to into the bathroom and wash my face...
View ArticleCARDIAC DAY...PHOOEY
Hello, Dearies.Today was the day to go to the hospital for all of my cardiac testing for transplant. I have to do this every year, and every year I work myself up into quite the hot mess beforehand,...
View ArticleWOULD IT BE SO WRONG TO WEAR MY SNOOPY ROBE TO DIALYSIS?
Post-testing recovery in the Happy Chair. A new coat of polish on the meathooks, You've Got Mail on the TeeVee, and Pretty Pumpkins to keep me occupied:Pretty good progress, if I do say so myself: As...
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