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I think we blew through it a couple weeks ago, didn't we? Seems we have had very little sunny weather since that warm spell. I mean, I'm glad we are getting enough rain, but a little sunshine on my shoulders would be welcome! Oh, hey- we bought more plants! It seems we can't stop this … Continue reading Monday Musings: What Happened to Summer?
Yesterday was gorgeous. Sunny and warm, and just the right day for planting the flower boxes and containers for this year. I had some stuff in the front porch box but that was mostly place holders while I figured out what to do for the year. Last Wednesday, when Steph and I were on our … Continue reading Monday Musings: Flower Power
Maybe too fast! Too weeks from last Saturday, we are cooking chili again! Yes, that's right- ChiliCats and Rock'N'Roll Chili will be represented at the New England Regional Chili Cook Off at Pleasant View Golf Center in Somers, CT on May 6. This is a big cook off, with somewhere on the order of 50 … Continue reading Monday Musings: Mid-April and Things Are Moving Along-
Well, so far, so good. I did some more planting around the townhouse this weekend. We don't have a yard now so we are going to grow our tomatoes in a container this year. We got this one from Gardener's Supply: Tomato Planter We got the plants on Saturday, and I set it up on … Continue reading Monday Musings: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow?
Went to see the D.O. at our doctor's office on Monday for my knee. He thinks it is an arthritis flare, not the bursitis my doctor thought. He said he didn't detect any bursitis or ligament or tendon issues. But there definitely is swelling and discomfort. He gave me a steroid injection, and, Holy Drug … Continue reading Monday Musings: Knee Solution, Movie Time, Weekend Work and Play, and Writing Updates
Serious post first. This is Kareem Abdul-Jabar's response to the Donald Sterling brouhaha. I think he makes some excellent points that we should all think about: http://time.com/79590/donald-sterling-kareem-abdul-jabbar-racism/ On to the less heavy stuff. The cast for the Star Wars Episode VII movie has been announced: http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-7-cast-announced.html Some of these "life mysteries" have been around for … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Responds to Racism Issues, Star Wars Episode VII Cast Announced, Life Mysteries, and Container Gardens
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