Tag: growing brassicas

  • Wintry Walks & More Thrifting

    Wintry Walks & More Thrifting

    I really needed this weekend. I was practically skipping home on Friday, so glad the work week was done. Work was extremely busy; at home I was pulling single-parent duty Sunday through Tuesday while Tom and T went to Green Bay for the Eagles game. I worked from home Monday and Tuesday. N and F…

  • Closing Time

    Closing Time

    This was a catch-up, clean-out, clean-up, fix-up, and shut-down kind of weekend. Tom did the fixing up: unclogging sink drains, setting up the new dehumidifier, and attempting to fix the back screen door. The kids and I cleaned up: the bathrooms, the kitchen, changing sheets, the cat box, and more. The garden moved a bit…

  • Mad Scientist

    Mad Scientist

    Hold up… do Ted Cruz and I agree on something? Cruz called the FCC chairman’s threats to media outlets “dangerous as hell.” Yep, Ted has gotten it right for once. ABC can do whatever it wants as far as Jimmy Kimmel is concerned, but the FCC has zero business getting involved. So zip it, Brendan…

  • Just Having So Much Fun

    Just Having So Much Fun

    Time for a goal check-in. Summer has always been my time to ruminate on these things, usually from a beach chair or poolside. One of my big goals when I started this new iteration of the blog around this time last year was to really jump start my savings  and start thinking about retirement. I…