Ordinary-time

No, this isn't a recipe post, but I do owe you an update on the chicken who was attacked by a raccoon. The bite marks on her back were pretty significant and she was starting to act a little off, it was time to be more proactive. We have friends who are vets and also have quite a few chickens, so I asked them for advice. And I'm glad I did, because she probably wouldn't have mad...

I'm very good at setting aside a book I am not interested in reading. I set aside dozens over the course of a year and you won't hear about a single one. Tonight I am breaking that track record. 
A couple of days ago I pulled a few new mysteries off the new acquisitions shelf at the library and have been working my way through them. Last night I opened The Night in Quest...

It's been an enjoyable weekend with decent weather and only a few things on the calendar. That is just about ideal to my way of thinking. Here are some highlights. 
I did a little gardening. I've been trying to do a bit at regular intervals because if I try to think about doing everything it becomes overwhelming and I do nothing. Here is the gardened area. It could use s...

Let's play a little game. But first a little background. A good friend of mine has been sharing her thoughts about what it is like to parent a medically complex child and the amount of advocating that is necessary to ensure decent care.  I was reminded that your average parent has no idea what is involved in raising children who don't fit the mold, either in terms of medica...

You all know that I dislike advertising and try to limit my exposure to it. I tend not to watch television which means I get to miss the ads which go along with it. In my social media I delete or block pretty much any sponsored item or promotion that comes across my feed. I listen to either the classical music station  or NPR, neither or which play a lot of advertisements. ...