The flood waters have begun receding, and things are largely back to normal for the people in my community. We were under mandatory water restrictions from Sunday night until Wednesday night. Businesses were to cut down on their water usage by 25%, and residences were to cut down their usage by 50%. Because I live … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/24/2019
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Sunday Sum-Up, 03/03/2019
I always find it strange when, on the first day of March, people complain that it is still cold and snowy, as though nature cares what day it is on a human calendar. Yes, I understand that February was colder and snowier than average, but the first day of spring is still three weeks away, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/03/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 02/10/2019
I don't know where this week went. I remember it was cold and windy, and it snowed for two days straight, but otherwise? No clue. It went into the file of 'lost weeks', I suppose. And yet, for all that, I got a lot of reading and whatnot done. I did a bit of baking, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 02/10/2019
Sunday Sum Up, 01/20/2019
While Winter Storm Harper is battering the eastern US, it missed us entirely. The initial predictions claimed we were going to get up to twenty inches of snow, but we ended up with some freezing fog and exactly zero snow. If I had to choose between the bitter cold we did get or twenty inches … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up, 01/20/2019
What We Talk About When We Talk About Historical Fiction
Historical: (hiˈstôrək(ə)l) - of or concerning history; concerning past events; belonging to the past, not the present; (especially of a novel or movie) set in the past Fiction: (fikSH(ə)n) - literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people; invention or fabrication as opposed to fact; a … Continue reading What We Talk About When We Talk About Historical Fiction
Sunday Sum-Up
It's been a quiet week here, except for when lightning struck nearby and I thought something had exploded because the thunder was SO LOUD! But other than that, it's been quiet. And gloomy. It feels a bit like London outside with the clouds and the occasional rain. I'll take it, though. I'm down for some … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Top Five Friday: Favorite Albums from High School
It seems like the music you listen to is one of the most important things you use to declare who you are when you're a teenager. It used to be that you could drag a discman to school and let your CDs spill out of your bag at lunch, declaring to the world, "I listen … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Favorite Albums from High School
Top Five Friday: Period Pieces, Television
On this edition of Top Five Friday, I'll be talking about my favorite historical dramas, but unlike my last discussion of period pieces, which was about movies, I'll be talking about my favorite historical television shows. As much as I like period pieces in film, I like the TV shows better. Because they have more … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Period Pieces, Television
Sunday Sum-Up, Birthday Edition
It's my birthday! And no, I'm not telling you how old I am. It's been a laid back birthday weekend, aside from a little craziness at work yesterday. Last night I went out to dinner with some friends I hadn't seen for a while. They were in town for state high school basketball, and we … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, Birthday Edition
Sunday Sum-Up
It snowed just about every day this week. Not a lot each time- just an inch or three- but enough to make everything sparkly and white outside. If it were just a little bit warmer, a person could happily go for a walk in all of that, but when it's 3°F and one still has … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
