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SATURDAY SPINSTER BLISS
I'm home from library guild and ready to settle in for an afternoon of stitching and TeeVee watching. I had originally thought that today would be an Outlander marathon day, but as it would happen I...
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TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT VIEW ON A SPINSTER STITCHER SATURDAY...
Hmmmm...some things a little different:Some things exactly the same:Notre Dame and Georgia about to begin...hoping everybody has a good time and stays safe!
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TWILIGHT ZONE
It's 12:15 on a Sunday afternoon. I have my shoes on and am going out to lunch and to watch the Eagles game at a sports bar.WHO IS THIS PERSON?!?!My friend has promised to supervise me adequately and...
View ArticleMONDAY MONDAY
We managed to have a very pleasant afternoon at the sports bar. This particular one was a joint from my distant youth called Coach's that had the Eagle's game, a decent menu, and (as it turned out) a...
View ArticleHEADACHE, HEADACHE GO AWAY. COME AGAIN NO OTHER DAY.
Damn, drat, and phooey.I've had a blinding headache since last Wednesday.It is most likely the result of medication changes, the kidneys, weather, and possibly allergies, but I would be very happy to...
View ArticleRELIEF...AT LAST
I decided to resort to desperate measures to get rid of this headache. While Jersey worked on his laptop contraption, I took myself down to the pool for what I thought would be a few minutes of sun in...
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A LITTLE STITCHING ON THE EVE OF FUTZINGDAY...
My photographic skills, alas, are abysmal, but I did manage to stitch a bit last night.I also managed to watch another two episodes of Outlander, but I fell asleep midway through the second, so I'll...
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IN WHICH WE CONTINUE TO STITCH AND A NEW NEEDLE MINDER MAKES ANAPPEARANCE
A little more progress on Red Velvet Cake:The mail brought a happy package. I purchased a needle minder of the design from Glendon Place and it arrived! Doesn't it look swell with the cup of coffee?...
View ArticlePPPPSSSSTTTT....
Oh you bad girls, you! Thinking that I must be up to no good with Mr. Big on a September Friday.The truth of the matter is that he worked on his laptop contraption and I went to the beauty parlor to...
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SO THIS IS WHAT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING LOOKS LIKE...
I'm up, showered, caffeinated, and ready to go stitch at Miss Jane's church. We will be, alas, sans Miss Jane today, but Miss Charlene will provide adequate supervision I'm sure.'Scuse the...
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TWO OUTTA THREE AIN'T BAD...
My Saturday was almost as I had planned. There was stitching and footballing, but alas, no swimming. I returned from my outing at Miss Jane's church with that bloody headache, so opted for a nap and...
View ArticleBY WAY OF FURTHER EXPLANATION...
Sorry to cause alarm with my earlier post, Dearies. All is well...just having a Monday on which I am trying to be a grown-up person and attend to my adult responsibilities like laundry and...
View ArticleIN WHICH OUR HEROINE PRETENDS TO BE JUNE CLEAVER...
My manfriend/new companion/Jersey Boy/heart throb is exploring the possibility of partnering with a guy here in town, so he left "for work" bright and early this morning. He has a business in which he...
View ArticleAND THEN THE VOICE SAID "MO-THER, YOU ARE NO NORA EPHRON"
I guess I need to address the proverbial elephant (or in this case, Jack Russell terrier wearing a silk smoking jacket and tapping his paw impatiently) in the room.No less than 174 of you noticed that...
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FRIDAY...
One last appointment this week and then we're hurtling headlong into the weekend. It's supposed to be hot as You Know What here in Hoosierville, so I am planning on lots of fluids and some quality...
View ArticleAND THEN WE WENT TO THE LIBRARY...
OK. Last appointment for the week is finally finished. I got a great report: weight down almost 20 pounds since my friend's arrival, blood pressure 110/64, and today the headache is only at a level 6...
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OK. TODAY'S THE DAY.
Coffee...check.Papers...check.Stitching...check.I did make it to the pool late yesterday afternoon and had a delightful few hours of doing my exercises and looking at the clouds. It was just what ths...
View ArticleINQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW...
I'm reading "A Spool of Blue Thread" by Anne Tyler and we're having Italian sausage and peppers for dinner. For the most part, I am getting back into routine today...stitching, blogging, reading,...
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IN WHICH WE HOPE NOT TO SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAME...
Heading to 10:00 mass at the Basilica. If you're my family reading this, I go to mass every single Sunday, confession twice a week, and observe every high holy day on the calendar.But for the rest of...
View ArticleIN WHICH GOMEZ AND MORTICIA GO TO CHURCH...
Well...Mass was actually very beautiful, and I'm very glad that we went, but there were a few minor hiccups.(Wait a minute. Have we MET?! There were a few majorly catastrophic hicups, and the shame...
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