M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
I'm not old enough to sing the blues But I wore the holes in the soles of these shoes You can roll the dice 'til they call your bluff But you can't win until you're not afraid to lose Well, I look in the mirror I don't hate what I see There's a few more … Continue reading Not Old, Just Older
One of the consequences of moving recently has been a falling off on the writing schedule. (Apologies to those who thought I was getting the serialized story from this blog out as an e-book this Spring. It is still happening. It had to be delayed a bit.) I have gotten the chance to sit down … Continue reading Monday Musings: Planning and Other Boring Stuff
Since it is so nice and sunny today, I decided Lambeau and I would take a walk in the woods. I took a few pictures while we were out. This is pretty much what we saw the whole time we were out. This is one of the two hawks that was stalking us for while. … Continue reading Walking in the Woods on a Pretty Spring Day
Well, I intended to finish this post yesterday, but that didn't seem to be in the cards. I guess all the activity over the past few weeks finally caught up with me, and I was really feeling pretty miserable. I thought for a while that I was getting sick, even spiked a low grade fever … Continue reading Monday Musings: On Moving, and Getting Back To Normal
Been a while, hasn't it? Moving is a big project, and it takes pretty much all of your time and energy. But we are in the new place now, and getting settled. There were adventures and all sorts of fun, of course, but things are beginning to look like someone is moving IN rather than … Continue reading All Moved In, and Almost Ready to Go
Creak Note to self: Get those hinges oiled. Gee, it seems pretty deserted in here, doesn't it? There are cobwebs on the ceiling, and your voice echoes in the emptiness. My fault, I know. I haven't been very attentive around this poor, neglected blog lately. And for that, I apolgize. And have to say that … Continue reading Monday Musings: Quiet In Here, Isn’t It?
We got hammered with snow at the end of the week, as did many. The overnight stuff was heavy and wet, and then turned somewhat drier as Friday went on. And, of course, we had some business that HAD to be taken care of on Friday. So, out we went into the teeth of it. … Continue reading Monday Musings: Uh, Mother Nature? WTF?
Today (or tomorrow in some traditions) is the Celtic Feast of St. Brigid, the feast honoring not only the saint herself, but the returning of the Light and the early signs of Spring. It is one of the four main fire festivals in pagan tradition. Imbolc It seems she has sent us a lovely reminder … Continue reading Monday Musings: Imbolc, the Feast of St. Brigid (or I Am Ready For Spring)!
We were away for the weekend in Somers, CT for the Chili For Life cook off. It benefitted an assistant fire chief, and a five-year-old girl, both of whom are battling cancer. As a survivor myself, I was very happy to serve as scorekeeper for this event. And it was fun. A good group of … Continue reading Monday Musings: Chili and Football
The news of David Bowie's death after a battle with cancer was blow enough. And then, we hear today that Alan Rickman lost his battle with this disease this week, also. It has been said many times in the last few days, and many more times before that, but I will say it again: F*ck … Continue reading Thursday Thoughts: Bowie and Rickman
