I realize that I’m fudging a bit by trying to pass August 8th off as the ‘start’ of a new month, but it certainly does feel as if we’re not that far into it. Anyway, you’ve probably noticed that as of today, the site has a new, updated look that I hope everyone finds easier…
The fragility of fine porcelain figurines is certainly part of their beauty, but that same attribute can make them tricky to clean, if and when that’s needed. In reality it’s ‘when’ rather than ‘if’, because one of the Great Mysteries of Everyday Life is how something can get dusty despite being kept inside a curio…
Forget Wikipedia, Webster’s, and the OED … these are my favorite real-world, tell-it-like-it-is definitions of the people and things that we regularly encounter. 🙂 Acquaintance (noun) – a person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to Boss (noun) – someone who is early when you are late,…
Believe it or not, I’ve always thought that the purpose of a garage is to give an automobile (or two) a place to live. Apparently, I’m in the minority nowadays because it seems most garages are now used for pretty much anything but that! I’ve also been fortunate that my first four houses all had…
The Chatsworth Lady 