There’s bound to be a lot of kitten talk coming up, but I can’t help myself. They’re just too darn cute not to be discussed at length and photographed at every opportunity. Add in the off-the-charts cuteness of my little boy, and I’m powerless to hold back the tide of “awwwww”-inspiring posts. Don’t worry, it’ll… Read More Bear with me for a few days …
Ernest Hemingway once said, “One cat just leads to another,” and that has proven true many times in my life. Funny, because I’m not really a cat person, though I always like my own cats well enough. I think I tend to keep getting them because cats aren’t much trouble and, really, there’s not a… Read More Hello Kitty!
This afternoon I managed to sneak away to Helena’s for a quick lunch with her and Fredrik, Debbie, and Melanie. We had tasty food, good company, and warm sunshine on the balcony, so all in all a good time, even though I could stay only an hour-and-a-half or so. Things took a turn for the… Read More Oj, vad spännande!
Asbjørn has made great strides, no pun intended, when it comes to walking on a leash. He used to pull constantly on the leash and I always came home with pain in my shoulder and a raw spot on my hand that came from trying to yank him into obedience the whole time we were… Read More Day of the Dog
Anyone who knows me in real life knows that, despite my wholesome online persona (clever ruse, that), I have more than a bit of a gutter mouth (it’s a nice complement to my piercings and tattoos). Some of my favorite words are of the four-letter variety, and I’m not always terrifically discriminate about when and… Read More Not such a nice girl
Last night Lydia and I were getting ready to take a shower when she looked at me thoughtfully and said, “Sometimes I get nervous that people will think you look strange.” I asked, “Do you think I look strange?” “Well, no,” she said, pausing a moment before continuing, “but I think maybe they look at… Read More Egomania
Most of the upstairs of our house has a wood-patterned linoleum flooring, and strange as it sounds, it actually looks fairly nice. That is, it would look nice, if I could ever get it clean. In order to make it look as wood-like as possible, there are deep indentations every six inches, between the “boards,”… Read More Tuesday
I can’t remember how long popular wisdom says it takes to form a habit, but I think it’s three weeks. If that’s the case, then I’m well on my way to forming a morning exercise habit. For the past ten days I’ve been taking Asbjørn for a walk each morning. I walk Lydia to school… Read More Habituated
Lydia’s school had a dress-up day today and it should come as no surprise to anyone thather choice of costume was “pop star.” We found a suitable outfit at the Salvation Army thrift store last weekend and, after I made a few alterations (she greatly overestimates my prowess with a needle and thread, I’m afraid,… Read More Wednesday
So Gwyneth Paltrow had a baby girl and named her Apple. What?! Sorry, folks, but “Apple” is not a name. This naming business is a particular peeve of mine. I guess I’m something of a traditionalist when it comes to names, and I just can’t stand people plucking words out of the air and trying… Read More What’s in a name?