
Oh, Shoot!
I’ve always had a fascination with guns. When I was a kid, my dad had a gun cabinet where his handgun and all of his rifles were on display. Some of them were ancient, given to him by his father (who probably got it from his father). Others were more recent, like his deer hunting rifle […]

Online Dating: Hulk and the Lawman
After my last online dating experience, I wasn’t in a hurry to set up another date. That was just as well, as the dating website I was using seemed to be recycling the same guys over and over – as if matching them with me for the fifth time would suddenly make me realize that […]

I’m Part of a Sisterhood!
Today I was getting caught up on reading some of my favorite blogs, and when I visited Cursitivity I was surprised to see that Maurna had nominated me for The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. I’ve always wanted to be part of a sisterhood and this one is SO much better than the Sisterhood […]

The Garden
Last year at this time, my garden looked pitiful. It had been neglected since the summer before and the drought had taken its toll. Many of my perennials had died and most of the mulch had blown away in the spring winds, leaving large patches of dry, dead earth behind. My daffodils and tulips struggled […]