Daylight savings time ended earlier this month, and we're well on our way toward Yule/Winter Solstice. I know everyone is bitching about it and wishing DST didn't end: I'm exactly the opposite. I wish DST never started. It's infinitely easier for me to get up in the morning and roll into my day when it's… Continue reading Into Darkness
Tag: I’m a lucky sucker
Slash and Burn
I finished the family recipe project yesterday and am waiting for a final review by SK (because if I've learned anything as a lifelong writer it's that a person's eyeballs will completely ignore their own stupid grammatical and spelling mistakes in a manuscript). Thankfully, he's MUCH better at Word and PDF formatting than I am,… Continue reading Slash and Burn
We’re All Alive Here
Ragnar has had enough of my bullshit. Minerva is exhausted from all the barking she has to do to save us from deer. I realized two weeks ago that I'm coming up on the end of my 8th month off (today, actually), and also SK and my first anniversary (tomorrow), and the holidays. This caused… Continue reading We’re All Alive Here
That Time in The Farm’s Horror Movie Basement
SK and I went to stay at the farm house not long ago, because we had a funeral in the area. It was a sad reason to visit, but I hadn't been up to that house for a while. It's a small farmhouse on five acres in northern Wisconsin, on the other side of Lake… Continue reading That Time in The Farm’s Horror Movie Basement
Guest Post by SK
Today's blog is brought to you by my husband, SK, who shared the following poem he wrote as an exercise in processing emotions. Enjoy. If an engineer tries to write poetry If an engineer tries to write poetry, it reads like a bullet list • Refer to title
Things Minerva Howls At: Halloween Edition
Today is a rare “off” day. I was supposed to take Han on a “Han and Auntie Jess” lunch and Barnes & Noble date for his birthday, but he got a bunch of excellent presents and new books at his birthday party last night, so he wants a rain check. He needs to bask in… Continue reading Things Minerva Howls At: Halloween Edition
1st Wednesday Concerts in the Key of Dog
In Minnesota, state and local emergency sirens go off in a 1pm test on the first Wednesday of every month. And every howly dog in the state sings along. https://videopress.com/v/BnVVLsi8?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Minerva and Ragnar both RAN out the door (which is finally open because it's less hot than the surface of the sun outside) when the… Continue reading 1st Wednesday Concerts in the Key of Dog
13 things to do when you find a dead body on your deck at 8:30am.
Stare at the mangled ball of meat, bone, possible intestine, and fur for a potentially unreasonable span of time. Turn on your barefoot heel and go back in the house. Grumble absently about how there isn't enough coffee in the world for this bullshit as you prepare your first cup. Ignore said body as much… Continue reading 13 things to do when you find a dead body on your deck at 8:30am.
Happy National Dog Day from Minerva and Ragnar
Shhhhh...just trying them on for size. https://videopress.com/v/sLYp1h7u?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Singing for her Chobani container. Or the music. Or because she's a weirdo.
Sabbatical Update: 1/3 In
I suppose it's actually 1/3 and some change, since my last day of work was March 10th. Ah well, summer has been busy and time seems to be inconsistently flowing lately: some days are gone in a sip of Starbucks, some run in long and lazy hammock time. Not sure which I prefer. I'm querying… Continue reading Sabbatical Update: 1/3 In
No Pithy Phrase 