Sonya Schryer Norris

Pretty Spring Flower After Evil, Evil Frost

Dust Mite Feces

Let me go on record before I begin this tale by stating that I do not believe in dust mites and, by extrapolation, dust mite feces. We all have to draw that line between what is real in our lives, an acceptance of forces that influence human events, and that which is simply crap. IContinueContinue reading “Dust Mite Feces”

Our First Flowers of the Season

Spreading Malted Milk Bar Goodness

This week hubby asked for a sweet and so I picked up the cookbook I bought with my mom on our spa day: Good Housekeeping Favorite Recipes Brownies Check this one out! Malted Milk Bar Brownies Brownie: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 sticks butter 4 squares (4ContinueContinue reading “Spreading Malted Milk Bar Goodness”

“Lower Your Standards”

When we bought the New House 9 months ago, we were warned by the home inspector that there was some water leakage in the basement. He advised re-grading and if that failed than a B-Dry system. We re-graded that first summer and decided to wait until Spring to see the extent of the problem. Well,ContinueContinue reading ““Lower Your Standards””

Classics Reading cont.

My continued foray into classics have included: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: A definite winner. Totally readable even 360 years after it was written. What I like most about this book is its very different worldview from current times. By “modern” standards it’s sexist, racist and – perhaps worst of all – not environmentally conscious.ContinueContinue reading “Classics Reading cont.”

TBBDCHJLST

The title of this little piece is my confirmation code for the Johnny’s Seeds purchase of shady woodland mix and the two types of sunflowers that I threw in for good measure – the Sonja variety and a firecracker dwarf variety (I plan to plant them at the posts of my fence, alternating between theContinueContinue reading “TBBDCHJLST”