So…yesterday at Farmer’s Market I had the knife folks sharpen four of my knives. It is a complete and incredible joy to work with sharp knives. I’d kicked myself a good portion of the winter for not taking them by the tent before the season ended last fall. I have to say it wasn’t an [...]

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Kathryn Ruby passed away last Sunday at the age of 99. I’m stepping out on a limb here, but if Jake Ruby happens to see this, I want him to know how very much I admire the dedication he gave to his mother. I’m pretty sure he promised her she would be able to die [...]

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First check of many just written for New York University. Pink envelope affirming acceptance is on the kitchen island waiting to be mailed. Beside it is an envelope to UW-Madison with a check in the “NO” box. Never in my mommy world did I think I’d ever be sending a “NO” envelope to Madison. She’s [...]

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Randy’s father passed away last night. Randy has been the primary caregiver for his dad for a while. Dad had late-stage Alzheimer’s disease. You can’t have hung out with me over the last year without spending time with Randy, too. I’ve said it before, but it’s always fun to repeat: I don’t know exactly how [...]

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I’m going to live. I started breathing on my own this afternoon – well, not exactly on my own. There was a heavy dose of decongestant involved, but they worked. Boy did they! I realized I must be feeling better because I had a sudden urge to clean out the pantry. Oh, boy. To be [...]

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I’m still working on the back room. It’s really exciting to be at the point of rearranging contents versus dumping the clutter. One of the boxes that remained was my file of campaign finance information from 2006. How long do I have to keep this stuff? Well it’s been a few days, but someone finally [...]

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Well I spent the day rewinding the lives of three children. Around noon I was really frustrated because I could find a lot for #1 (of course) and a good chunk of #3 (there is considerable evidence she at least used to like me ) and not much at all for #2. I was so [...]

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Way back in the history of time school children used to be assigned pen pals. They’d write letters two or three times a year to exchange culture and ideas. Some of these stuck and turned into lifelong friendships. Pen pals started for other reasons, too. I loved the scene in Julie and Julia where Julia [...]

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Senator Ted Kanavas – the State Senator for my district – is saying he won’t run again. So, what do you think? I think I’m in trouble. My heart went all pittypat. Not to mention the love of a campaign in good weather! Oh, dear…

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Last night before I tucked into bed I put the 30 or so articles retrieved from two years of magazines away. They are happily managed in a binder now. I also found a couple of things I need to scan and send to friends who are planning trips of their own. That’s about 50 magazines [...]

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