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COZY
My poor JB is sickety sick sick with a bad cold and a bit of the flu, so we're hunkered down with provisions and lots of rest and fluids. Groceries arrived this morning, so we have good things to get...
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PHOOEY
Raise your hand if you thought I would escape JB's flucoldplague.Nobody?Yup. The Spinster is decidedly unwell and heading back to bed after slurping her damn good, two Vitamin waters, and a big cup of...
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HAPPY SATURDAY, DEARIES
Still down with the ughs, but I'm behaving myself nicely and pushing fluids and lots of rest. Rich is starting to feel better, so might venture out for the provisioning. I hope your day is exactly...
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OH WELL
I thought I was climbing out of it yesterday, but today? Not so much. I am just sickety sick sick and now in possession of a big bag of provisions from the CVS to get me through...Mucinex, shower vapor...
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DRAT
Yup.Positive.Never fear, Mo-ther of BellyBeans is ON IT. Long chats with IU and we have a plan going forward. It's likely I will ride it out nicely, but an infusion of monoclonal antibodies might be on...
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING, DEARIES
I promise you tomorrow that when I tuck into our Butterball and all its fixins, my prayer of thanks will be for all of the wonderful miracles of my life. I have health and happiness and love and...
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SCENES AND THOUGHTS FROM A THANKSGIVING, BY THE SPINSTER STITCHER HER VERY SELF
I scaled back this year.(At least I TRIED to scale back.)The biggest change (besides the quantity of food), was the corn pudding recipe. I normally make Ina Garten's Sagaponak Corn Pudding with heavy...
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MIND OVER MATTER
I woke up with the license plate of the bus that hit me clearly imprinted on my forehead. Ugh. I stumbled around for a few minutes determined to crawl right back into bed, but the prospect of a big...
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DONE AND DONE-ER
As much as I miss him, it's a good thing Stewey isn't here to VETO this year's effort. I tried. I really did, but this little tree just about did me in. What I thought would take ten minutes took an...
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I LOVE NEW TRADITIONS
In Rich's family, stuffing/dressing is made of ground beef, meatball seasonings, breadcrumbs, egg, and chunks of sharp provolone. It is then cooked inside the turkey with enough left over for...
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OH, HAPPY DAY!
It's a negative, Dearies! I still feel like death warmed up, but at least I know that the virus has left the building. I'm continuing to rest and push fluids, and I'm sure I will eventually be able to...
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I HAVE ISSUES. CLEARLY. I DO.
In my defense, a good number of my Starbucks points were set to expire tomorrow. When I placed my order, the lovely barista said "Ms Rich, it looks like you have quite a few points, and several of them...
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AWAKE, BLISSY, AND DRESSED LIKE AN ELF
Happy Saturday, Dearies! Guess who stayed up until 2am watching a show called "Wednesday" on the Netflix? Not my typical fare, but it was created by Tim Burton based on the Addams Family, and I do love...
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SATURDAY NIGHT FEE NEE!
Sadie's Christmas PocketShepherd's BushFull kit includes fabric, thread, and lovely little pocket for finishing.
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MONDAY SPINSTER SHENANAGINS
This was in my email this morning. Obviously, a mistake, but it punched my little heart. (It's a note from Stewey's old insurance saying they received my claim.)(You know what kills me the most? Seeing...
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