Monthly Archives: December 2005

new address service

Here’s something I like about sending out my Christmas cards each year. For just the price of a stamp the post office will tell you that it knows what my friend’s new address is and prints a nice sticker on … Continue reading

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Zeta and Obolon

Halley’s doing weather reports so I thought I’d mention that it is absolutely georgeous here today. I was out at lunch and found this little Russian market where I picked up a bottle of Obolon Premium beer from the Ukraine … Continue reading

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Black Bean Stew

Halley is wondering what the bloggers are up to today, note: I’m not one of those famous bloggers she lists :). I’m at work, wishing I was home with the girls. I’m also looking up a recipe for a friend … Continue reading

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Over at Heathervescent

Over at Heathervescent she is asking “If money was not an issue, what kind of life would you lead?” I have been thinking about this for the past few years. In my case I’ve been trying to figure out how … Continue reading

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One of my daily aggregator…

One of my daily aggregator flows is BigHappyFunHouse. I think Ron lives in the Chicago area where I happened to grow up. He collects old photos and posts them to his web site. There are some great photos over there. … Continue reading

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oh, and by the way,…

oh, and by the way, what the heck was Halley doing blogging at 9 pm last night? Must have been some sort of problem with her blogging software where all her early morning posts got stuck and came out at … Continue reading

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falling and getting up with a helping hand

I’m watching City of Angels, again. I don’t understand why but I am drawn to this movie. I like the Meg Ryan character and wish I had the magic she sees in Seth Plate, Nicolas Cage’s character. It’s such an … Continue reading

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Nina talks about the “unbearable

Nina talks about the “unbearable lightness of parenting” Everyday is like this for me with my girls. And I don’t ever need anyone to remind me. It is impossibly heavy on your heart and soul trying to make every day … Continue reading

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Christmas quilt.

Christmas quilt.

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Memories all wrapped neatly in a box

Christmas Decorations Chesley and I are getting our all the Christmas decorations. Christmas music is playing on the Stereo. Some of the songs have a sense of melancholy to them. As we go through the decorations we each silently play … Continue reading

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