Friday miscellany: Car trips, bluegrass
I'm planning a trip in September to see some people that will involve going to Portland, Maine, and then to Boston. Initially I had planned …Read More
Category Archives: Miscellany
Spring fever
The weather has been marvelous this week. Warm days have pushed many more flowers out of the bud. Our row of pink cherries just started …Read More
Monday miscellany, early spring edition
After a little over two months of Tranquility by Tuesday Challenge blog posts, I'm realizing that now my blog calendar is a lot less set...So, …Read More
The Great Recuperation + Winter Fun
This has been a pretty low-key week. There's plenty going on, but just normal life. I don't have anything huge I'm planning at the moment. …Read More
Friday miscellany: It’s OK to be a little busy
Welcome December...I like this time of year. I feel festive for the usual holiday reasons, and also because I'll be celebrating my birthday in the …Read More
Wednesday musings
I am not hosting Thanksgiving this year, so I don't need to worry about that. But the enormity of procuring presents for everyone is starting …Read More
Merry and bright
First, a critical update: I finished the fall-themed 1000-piece puzzle. This project provided several hours of "effortful fun" to do before the effortless variety. I …Read More
Friday miscellany: Modified NaNoWriMo progress
I started writing this while sitting at my kitchen table, supervising the 7-year-old's homework. It is due today. He normally does this earlier in the …Read More
7-0 (and times at bat)
I’m writing this from the Raleigh Durham airport (I was in town for a talk) but I have the Phillies on my mind. The World …Read More
Friday miscellany: Musings on Future You
In Wednesday’s blog post, I mentioned realizing that I didn’t want to spend two hours writing a novel on that day, so the odds that …Read More