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One of the many reasons that I want to leave cold winters behind is my January cough.  It appears, without fail, every January and usually lasts most of the month.  Sometimes it is accompanied by the other symptoms of the common cold (runny nose, chest congestion) or flu (aches, fever).  But sometimes, like this year’s … Continue reading »

Jett and I had kind of a strange New Year’s Eve experience last night.  In the company of our good friends Barb and Bob – and, as it turns out, on their dime (thanks again, guys!) – we had a very nice dinner at Princeton Station in Chelmsford, MA. Prime rib, baked potato, squash, strawberry … Continue reading »

Jett and I will be having a very quiet Christmas this year.  We have no plans to see any of our kids or grandkids on Christmas but will see them soon.  The only family event we have planned is a Christmas party Sunday night at her sister’s place.  We have a 10lb ham that we … Continue reading »

I am trying to get self-educated on WordPress themes so that I can customize the look-and-feel to my precise specifications. But until I get smarter in that area, I can solve one problem – the lack of a Home button – by simply switching to another theme. So I am going to try “Atahualpa” for … Continue reading »

Having done a budget which has us “getting by” on about $5K per month, I am humbled by people who do it on much less. I found a great website for people with smaller pocketbooks: Cheaprvliving.com. This site suggests budget breakdowns for those living on $1,000 a month or even $500 a month. Yes, there … Continue reading »

I got my first spam comment yesterday – someone who noticed that I hadn’t received many comments yet and had a great way to improve my blog’s exposure. Ka-flush!

Yesterday the blog got its first comment. Thank you, Exercise, whoever you may be. As much as I have enjoyed writing the blog so far, I did have some vague hope that someone besides Jett and my mother would eventually read what I have written. And now there is evidence that it has actually happened. … Continue reading »

It was a hell of a week at work. Very busy.  And at home I actually did paint the hallway. I traded posting for painting I guess. I knew that my next blog task was a page about budgeting, which is not a fun topic at all.  When confronted with an unpleasant task I did … Continue reading »

Actually, is wasn’t bad in Medford – just a couple of inches that melted as soon as the sun came out on Sunday and no loss of electricity (unlike 800,000 other households in the state).  But Worcester was another story – a full foot and lots of downed electrical lines.  As my brother-in-law, who manages … Continue reading »

That forecast of an October snow, which started out as a “dusting” – a mere annoyance – has turned into “3-to-6 inches” which goes well beyond annoying.  Now I actually have to get the snowblower out of the shed and move the patio furniture into the shed – chores which are usually performed around Thanksgiving … Continue reading »