Mark’s brother Gregg is six years older and started having kids while he was in his 20s, while Mark didn’t have his one kid until he was 40. So Mark’s brother’s grandkids, of which there are six, are almost as old as Mark’s son. Gregg and his wife Jean’s birthdays are close together in May, … [Read more…]
It’s that gorgeous time of year when everything is green and blooming. And half the time you love it and half the time there’s a little voice whispering, “I’m not ready”. I do have a crop (haha) of spring at least adjacent pictures. Our already almost done lilacs. Welham’s tree, also in the banner above … [Read more…]
Two thoughts on aging: 1) My friend Susan started one conversation a few weeks ago by saying she thought she was ready for the old people’s home, because she had left a Le Creuset (enamel on cast iron) pot of tomatoes slow cooking for such a long time that the tomatoes permanently attached to the … [Read more…]
We didn’t really celebrate Passover this year, either. I was mostly thinking Easter would be a good catch up, relaxation kind of day. On Friday, John let me know that he and Megan were coming, arriving Saturday afternoon. Their plan was to go to watch Wrestlemania at their friend Matt’s house, really his mom’s house … [Read more…]
and more. If the last post was What a Week for Wisconsin, then this one is what a week – or more like week and a half – or me. I’m always tempted to quit writing, because by now who cares and isn’t it all the same and a thousand other reasons (well a few … [Read more…]
Election Day was last Tuesday, and it was so busy that I worked from 6:00 to 4:00 instead of the 6:00 to 1:30 that I was scheduled for. And for the rest of the week it seemed like everyone I talked to was tired, but sort of happy. We elected a liberal supreme court justice … [Read more…]
I know I’ve complained about this time of year before (like in 2023 and 2024 and I’m using one of those forsythia in the snow pics as my iPhone wallpaper now), when all my volunteer and side gigs get super busy. This year I’m not even working, no student advising, but it’s just another bit … [Read more…]
In the face of every news item being worse than the last, what is there to do but carry on trying to be normal? Which for me of course is cooking. And going for walks, sometimes to one of my HMO’s clinics to get a shot, like I did on Tuesday morning. After getting back … [Read more…]
I’m starting off a little more political than my usual but promise to wind up with food and grandson pics. After Trump got elected, my two pieces of black humor were: 1) I’m just waiting for planes to start falling out of the sky when everything’s deregulated; 2) I wonder where the Jews are on … [Read more…]
Last year we had about two weeks of winter, in January. This year we had a little more wintry weather, but no snow until February, and I couldn’t even help shovel because of my wrist. Which is healing, but slower than I’d like. And it was really just one snow, which came the Wednesday before … [Read more…]