Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Now appearing at, The Grownups Wanted Us Dead: Shiny, Bright Red, part two in the saga of Quilly and Rumble, cousins with cause to kill. Every evening before dinner, Rumble would stretch out on the living-room floor and take a nap. Often, to use as little floor space as possible, [...]
January’s Test: Today we received our scores from the 5th grade writing profeciency exam we took in January, and 76 of the 118 fifth graders who took the test passed. We needed 53% to meet federal mandates, and we achieved 67%. That is pretty dang good for a school whose [...]
I am tired. I am sick. I am cranky. And I am an idiot. I am also near-sighted. In fact, I am so near-sighted that if I take off my glasses I cannot find them again without putting them on to look for them. That is why I always have [...]
Special Announcement: OC and I were the guest readers this weekend at Waking Ambrose. Pop on over to Doug’s place and listen to Episode 11 of The Meditations of Diogenes The Cynic. You may now proceed to today’s post: Sometimes not only the The Grownups Wanted Us Dead. On occasion [...]
5:30 a.m. — the alarm rang. I whacked it. It was too dark outside to be time to get up. 5:40 a.m. — I gave in to the the cat’s harassment and got up. Showered, brushed, combed, deodorized, dressed, etc. 5:55 a.m. — stumbled across the living room. I’d left [...]