When I was a kid, living with my great-grandparents, conditioned air was nowhere to be found. There wasn’t so much as a window unit in the bedroom where 6 of us slept (no lie). In the heat of…
Butt in Pool
Too – hot. Must – get – butt – in – pool…
Be Still, My Bleating Heart
So. By the time the temperature had risen to 107 degrees yesterday (and still hadn’t topped out for the day), I had entered a sort of lull. It happened without fanfare and I didn’t know I was in…
Summer, Summer, Summer
Today is the first official day of summer. More like the first day of simmer. I don’t know what it’s like in your neck of the world, but here in the armpit, we’re expecting 100+ degree temperatures (a…
National Martini Day
Yes! A fake holiday I can really support. Finally! It’s National Martini Day, friends. (It’s also Father’s Day and tonight is Game 7 of the NBA Finals. And it’s Juneteenth, as well as World Sauntering Day. But…
One Cabinet Down…
This past week saw something magical here at The New Pad: I started and finished a project. One cabinet in the rumpus room has been painted and cleaned and filled. And it’s gorgeous. Even though I’ve finished…
It Takes A Villager
So after the washing machine incident of 20-and-16, I had some clean-up to deal with. There was the not-so-small matter of getting a new washer as well as addressing the load of clothes that had been in the…