M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
Hey, guess what? As I am typing this on Sunday, the sun is actually out! That's a big, and welcome, change from the last while, where all we have had is clouds and rain. I hope it sticks around for a while. I have spent the week slowly, and I do mean slooowwwlllly, taking down … Continue reading January, Week 2
If you've hung out here for any length of time, you know I am not one to make a list of New Year resolutions. I think that just sets you up for failure, and I don't like failing! I mean, I fail at enough things that I figure there's no need to add to the … Continue reading New Year, New Something
Just a quick note to say that I am taking a break from And So On for the next week. I am going to enjoy the holidays, today's snow, and all the food, family, and fun the goes with this time of year. I hope your holiday season, whatever you celebrate or have celebrated, is … Continue reading Holiday Break
Welp, it's running right quickly down to Christmas Eve and Christmas, and then the beginning of the New Year. The house is mostly decorated, with just a couple more things to get set up. We got a tree last week. It's pretty, if a bit short, but it is very, very full. Hanging ornaments is … Continue reading Ho, Ho, Ho, and All That
We had to say good-bye to our eighteen-year-old cat, Amber (or Bambi, or Bamber, as she was also known). We've known since spring that she was battling advanced kidney disease. It finally caught up with her. She stopped eating, and had lost more weight (and she was only a bit over 5 lbs. to begin … Continue reading And Another One Gone
It's been a while since there was an update, hasn't it? And I have no real excuse. Just lazy and not taking the time to sit and write something up. My bad! So, today I am going to run down what's been happening around here. Thanksgiving: It was a good day. There were only five … Continue reading What’s Going On?
Here in the USA, today is Thanksgiving Day. According to the history we (of a certain age) were taught, it is the day set aside to commemorate the first European settlers here in the New World, and their supposed feast of the bounty of their new home. It was taught as a feast that included … Continue reading Being Thankful
A good thing, mind you. We joined a gym. It's a small, local place. They have one here in Vestal, and one other location. It's not flashy, with a ton of fancy equipment. What they are is focused on personal training, so you get a trainer who works with you each time you go to … Continue reading So, We Did A Thing Last Week
On Friday 10/21, we went to a concert at the Broome County Forum Theater. It was a fundraiser for Sock Out Cancer. The show featured Fran Cosmo, a former lead singer for Boston, and Steve Augeri, former lead singer for Journey. I wanted to go to see Steve. He was the lead singer when I … Continue reading In My Happy Place
On Saturday, the 15th, we did a fun thing. We drove to Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA, got on a train and took a foliage trip from Scranton to Delaware Water Gap, PA. It's the gorge that the Delaware River runs through and it serves as the border between NJ and PA. We … Continue reading Trains and Leaves
