Domestic Bliss

  • 2013

    I just wanted to put something here.  2013 is flying by (11 days gone, already!), and unremarked upon.  This cannot go on. A (very pleasant, planned for, and happily accommodated) wrench was thrown…

  • Christmas Table

    This Christmas, we will be in our own home and without visitors.  I have mixed feelings about this – the lack of travel absolutely thrills me, and I love the idea of traditions…

  • Weekend Update

    It seems that this blog will turn into a once-weekly affair.  The weekend days are usually the most interesting days, anyhow, and the most interesting work days (and I had a few last…

  • Dry Clean Only

    I had the delightful pleasure to be picked up by my three boys after work today and then driven to one of the many seafood/river shack dining establishments that grace our fair city…

  • sweet * bitter

    This morning we took a hike at a nearby state park.   It was a perfect day for it – the light was autumnal, but there was only the barest chill in the…