Floor Work

    Floor work continues. Or rather, it will continue, as soon as the proper chemicals arrive for the next step: removing efflorescence.   For those unfamiliar with the word, efflorescence is the chalky look on the tiles, as shown…

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50 Years

      Most don’t make it. And of those who do, some are hanging in there for no other reason than not knowing where else to go. Those poor souls aren’t happy, mind you. They’re just, well, staying together.…

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The Tipsies

    I’ve been journaling for as long as I can remember. And I generally practice one rule on that front and one rule only: I do not go back and read what I’ve written. I have this rule in…

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In Progress

    This is a detail from a painting I’m currently working on. It’s a gi-normous landscape (6 feet long!), and it’ll take a while as I’m slow, y’all.   It started ordinarily enough, but then I realized it needed…

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Your Own Front Door

    Mister and I have been in the new pad for 3 full months now. Recently, I’ve started feeling happy when driving up to or away from the homestead. And that’s lovely, friends.   Appreciating one’s own front door…

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P90 What?

    Mister and I are in our 4th week of “P90X.” If you’re familiar with this (and you very well may be, as we’re practically the last ones to arrive at this party), then you know the initial period…

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I’ve Got Nothing

    Sometimes I’ve got something to share. Today, I’ve got nothing. That isn’t a bad thing, it’s just the way it is.   And of course, when I say I’ve got nothing, I mean I’ve got nothing other than…

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