Author Archives: chick

I’ve struggled to get anything worthwhile done today, but I did at least write in my journal, blog, make the bed, do the dishes, and finish an art project.

Watching The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers last night I was struck by how many times the movie seemed like it ought to be coming to an end but instead kept chugging along. The third movie suffers from … Continue reading →

This weekend I finished my fourth book of the year. Since I aspire to read a book per week, I should be at 6 or 7 rather than 4, but I could still easily catch up with a few quick, … Continue reading →

My new cross-stitch supplies and patterns are sitting on my desk. That’s not a good place for them. If I leave them there, eventually I will lose something. Needles are particularly bad to lose, because of the painful ways in … Continue reading →

As I mentioned yesterday, I recently bought a set of Calamityware dishes. Calamityware looks like traditional willow ware, but each design includes things that are odd and/or calamitous, like robots, aliens, black holes, sea monsters, etc. I like it because … Continue reading →

It started with the great room, where we painted the walls dark blue. Then the blue spread to our bedroom. Now the blues, creeping from one room to the next, have reached the kitchen and dining room via our new … Continue reading →

I have a cold, and I’m tired and unfocused, but I have things I need to do. Why do we have to have colds? Why do we have to have things to do? Why can’t we always be well and … Continue reading →

If it’s true that we are what we eat, then Livia is 25% bread, 25% peanut butter, and 50% sugar. P.S. My husband says these percentages are inaccurate and Livia is actually at least 60% sugar, and the remaining 40% … Continue reading →