With the exception of a few times where I had to be somewhere important, I have stopped using my alarm clock since the pandemic started. On one hand, this sounds great, but I’m not actually sleeping in–when I don’t wake up on my own, the dogs are sure to get …
My 50th birthday was on Friday. Jake and I celebrated by ordering takeout from Franklin Street Bar & Grill (one of my favorite places!). Later that evening I fired up the chiminea and we made campfire cones and then we worked on a puzzle for a bit while watching Cheers. …
I have spent the past five days doing nothing around the house. It all started with the Democratic debates on Tuesday. I don’t know why, but they had them on an hour earlier than last time (they started at 8pm), so by the time we had supper there wasn’t much …
I was named “volunteer of the month” at the Humane Society. A photo of me and my favorite shelter dog, Cinnamon, was posted to their website and Facebook page today, along with a really nice write-up! That was a nice honor and frankly, I wasn’t expecting to get it this …
I got another tattoo yesterday. It’s a knitted skull with knitting needles for crossbones and has a banner that says “knit yarn”. It turned out even better than expected! I guess I won’t be able to give up that hobby any time soon. Jake went to the appointment with me …