I was approaching a friend’s house – in a city neighborhood, I might add – when I spotted this duck in someone’s front yard. A duck? Yes, a duck. It made me start singing the theme song…
Hiking The Beast
I haven’t hiked in a long time. I’m not happy about this. But as it’s Mister’s birthday weekend, and he requested a hike of The Beast, well, I guess that’s what I’ll be doing today. God help…
Grass Wall
Y’all, I don’t even know what to say about this. A fake green wall. But I’m gonna tell you something: I like it. I don’t know why, but I do. It looks festive. It looks healthy. It…
The Road Home
When one re-sets “home” as a destination, landmarks become quite useful. For Mister and me, a giant pine tree is serving as a sign to turn down the road home. I grew up with pine trees. Lots…
Patriotism in Da Hood
Yesterday I found myself tooling about Da Hood. I mean Da Hood, y’all. As in, please don’t ever make me go there except in daylight. For most of my hood drive, I was behind a thug-mobile covered…
Our New Buddy
So I was driving home and I spotted a sign for an estate sale – “65 Years Accum” – and I decided I should park the Volvo and mosey on over. Some decisions you never regret. (Others,…
Back to the Garden – Eventually
At some point, Mister and I will have to decide how to handle our yard. It’s mostly grass, and while I’m sure that served the previous caretakers, it isn’t exactly my thang, y’all. Grass is a tremendous…
Holly-weird
This past weekend, Mister and I attended a party. It was a grand party. There was a photo booth. There was phenomenal food. There was fire. “Mighty Mike” was working the music at this particular shindig, and…
Serenity Now!
Have you ever attempted to take care of a simple task, only to have it turn into an inexplicable, monumental snow-storm of a battle? No? Me, neither. Until now. The largest part of moving is made of…
Meanwhile, Back at the Hotel…
So as I’m getting closer and closer to leaving the hotel, I’m trying to look at this place with appreciation. I mean, the hotel provided Mister and me with shelter at a trying time. It’s been safe. It’s…