Christmas Catalogs
One of the first harbingers of Christmas are the catalogs. Beginning in the latter part of September peaking in early …
Category Archives: Everyday Activity
Being Happy
It is hard to believe that a visit to our hole in the ground that used to be our home …
Being Cared About
One of the deepest sorrows is feeling that no one cares about what happens to you. Today was a reminder …
Our Ficus
I have been going through photos to understand what about the old house we liked and what we did not …
Giving Credit to the Fire
We are working on the details of paying for a house. When we got the checks from the insurance company …
A Little Bit of Healing From the Convergence of a Pan, a Cook Top and Fresh Ingredients
Tonight was the first meal that I cooked since June 28 that I had pans, food and a cooking mechanism …
Sophie’s Gotta Go Pee Pee
“Sophie needs to go pee pee.” Years ago our dog, Sophie, learned that the way to ask to go out …
Thankfulness and a Thirteen Pound Turkey
To be exact, it is a 13.68 pound turkey. Thanksgiving is this week and we are furiously working on the …
A Little 484 Square Foot House
With all the high drama of building a 4,000 square foot house much of which is money-related, I yearned for …
Yellow Highlighter Houses
Tonight as I watched my professor-spouse grade his 90 exams, I was reminded when we were in graduate school and …
Building One Home 