Dear Tad, This last year has been a mixed bag for you.  I think we were all mentally preparing for this birthday, this momentous occasion when you would be formally making the leap from middle school to high school, with all the pomp and circumstance and preparations that usually go into a school transition for […]

I finally cross-stitched some face masks just for Thumper. They are very much him.

Yesterday would have been my Ojiichan’s 99th birthday. That’s him with baby me.  Being the oldest grandchild, I was kind of a big deal when I showed up. I tried going to the cemetery recently, but thanks to COVID, the columbarium is only open on weekends – and I was there on a Tuesday.  Oh […]

Given our family’s track record with laundry baskets, there was at least a 50% chance this would not end well. Also, our couch looks like it has been beaten to death.  Which might be accurate.  I’ve been browsing for a new one online. For the record, Rerun walked away unscathed, but no wiser.