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Happy Holidays!
12/8/2024 Our old Santa on a bike has retired. It was rather sad looking, wouldn't inflate, poor Santa needed Roadside Assistance.
2024 - The Year in Review
12/7/2024I'm not much for those holiday newsletters. They used to be very popular and informative but at the same time, overwhelming. This year I figured I'd just include a QR code in my Christmas cards, and if someone wants to read this, they can. If not, no worries, no trees were used in this process, etc. etc. etc.
Spice Dump Time
8/30/2024 Every fall, I like to prepare for the pending holiday season by a nice pantry purge and this time I added a spice purge too. Spices do age, and they lose their potency. I had so much stuff crammed in my spice cabinet, it was ridiculous, so I flew into action.
Remembering Doug - The Ride to Remember
6/20/2024This is an article I wrote after losing my closest friend of all time recently. We were friends since we were 13 years old and it was an honor to have such a friendship with such an amazing person for almost 50 years. This article is a rememberance and a tribute. More to come, I'm sure, as I gather up memories, photos, writings, and the like.
Restoration Project: 1930-31 Royal Typewriter - Model 10
4/10/2024I found this typewriter at a yard sale in San Jose in 1994. I believe the price tag was $40 and George was going to work on a guy's mountain bike to pay for it. I've had it since, and haven't done anything with it, and something inspired me to start a restoration on it. Why not?
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Honey Champagne Mustard Copycat = SUCCESS!
3/24/2024Honeybaked Ham Company evidently changed ownership sometime between Easter and Christmas of 2023. In doing so, they dropped their old, tried and true Honey Champagne mustard recipe. I found this on Christmas when I served up the ham. What a rude awakening that was!
A kitty with no hair...
2/11/2024I have been a rabid cat lover for years! I had my first cat in 1984 and the rest is history! I had met a sphynx about 15 years ago at a cat show and was intrigued. I decided I'd see if I could have one join our family. The day came on February 10, 2024, and she has named herself Lila.
Crafts n' such
2/1/2024Crafty me...I love to work with my hands to make stuff (other than code). I discovered this way of crocheting that creates pictures via a graph. It really appeals to me - I have made 2 afghans with a cat motif, and now I'm making a couple of scarves.
A Sure-Fire January Pick Me Up
1/11/2024I have written several articles in the past on this site about how January is "abysmal, depressing, soul sucking" etc. Well, maybe I never said soul sucking - but I felt that way. It's hard to get into January after the holiday stuff - it's like a 180 from the preceding couple of months...I found a way to make it more bearable and thought I'd share.
Happy New Year
1/2/2024Although I no longer partake in potable potents, I still make menudo on New Year's Eve/Day. I made a smaller batch this year, but I don't think it's possible to truly do that. I still wound up with 5 quarts, going right into the freezer! It's symbolic as we can eat it at the start of, gasp, 2025, as it freezes well and came out very good.