Category Archives: Miscellany

This post may be brief. I'm typing on my 2010 laptop, mustered into service because my 2015 laptop (purchase in 2016) suffered a possibly fatal …Read More

Lots more flying around this week! Last Saturday, my family got up early and drove south to my husband's sister’s house on Lake James in …Read More

This was the first official week of summer vacation. The three younger kids went to Vacation Bible School. My eldest tagged along with my husband …Read More

Thanks for everyone's comments on the frugal living/early retirement post. It’s a fascinating topic, and one I might write more about. (Though I did write …Read More

This week started with a bang. Monday morning, I received the photo illustrating this post. A friend of ours climbed Mt. Everest (talk about a …Read More

We are definitely headed toward summer. Looking out my home office window, I saw a bright bolt of lightning heralding what was definitely a summer …Read More

I am feeling a bit behind. I did a lot this week, but life is often governed by the match or mismatch between expectations and …Read More

We returned from spring break a mere 2 weeks ago, yet we are already deep into the logistics for end-of-the-school-year activities and for summer. My …Read More

If you asked me what I do for a living, I'd probably say I'm a writer. I do think of myself this way, but looking …Read More