Ever go fantasy shopping? Y’know, you go window shopping for something you’d like but in all likelihood will never have? Hubby and I decided to go fantasy shopping last fall at a store that had 1 item we’ll never have, 1 item we might have some day, and 1 item we thought we’d buy thatContinueContinue reading “Forgot My Passport”
Category Archives: All About ME
Clean Water Action 2009
Now that we know Clean Water Action canvasses my neighborhood, perhaps I’ll have an annual post dedicated to my interactions with them. Because this year? This year was even better than last year. Ring-ring. I answer the door this time. “Hi, I’m from Clean Water Action and we’re…” It’s a guy this time. “Come onContinueContinue reading “Clean Water Action 2009”
Silver Bells
This is the part where I stop being so down on Lansing. Every year Lansing hosts Silver Bells on the Friday before Thanksgiving. It’s a downtown parade that attracts about 90,000 people. That’s almost a third of the “urbanized area” surrounding and including the city. The parade features everything from a fire truck decked outContinueContinue reading “Silver Bells”
25 Things I’m Thankful For
I’ve been Tagged by Stontree to record 25 things I’m thankful for. I’m in a very good space right now, and grateful for many things, but those below are not in any particular order, except for the first few. I’m thankful that I am so content. Every area of my life is in the “good”ContinueContinue reading “25 Things I’m Thankful For”
What I Learned in Kalamazoo
*I have finally figured out how many books to take with you on a trip. You bring hubby’s laptop with the ability to log on to three separate online proprietary databases of audio books and bring two listening/storage devices (besides the computer) plus a separate set of good speakers and then you have the abilityContinueContinue reading “What I Learned in Kalamazoo”
What I Learned In Gaylord
*Two story wndows overlooking fall colors with mist still hugging the ground and early sunlight reflecting off the trees is as totally awesome as it sounds *Note to self: When my Girl Scout leader talked about “layers” she possibly meant a hat and gloves also. *Not having wireless is not an automatic opportunity for reflectionContinueContinue reading “What I Learned In Gaylord”
Tragedy, Recovering Slowly
What I love about my blog is that I create space to talk about the things that matter deeply to me. True and meaningful thing. Things that make a difference in how I interact with the universe. My hair, for example. So, if you happened to be interested in, say, witty stories about libraries farContinueContinue reading “Tragedy, Recovering Slowly”