Monthly Archives: January 2020

The tomato plant is easier to see now. And the corn is recognizable as corn plants. It’s a lot better than we expected. January 21, 2020

The most efficient labor-saving device is still money. —Franklin Pierce Jones I laughed out loud at this one, but is money a “device”? Would you use another word? Do you have a favorite labor-saving device? January 20, 2020

January 19, 2020

It snowed Thursday, and I had to clear 3-4 inches of snow off the car yesterday so I could drive to the Y. But it was light and fluffy so it was easy to do. I was surprised that the … Continue reading →

Betty White turns 98 today. Two years ago when asked for advice she said, Enjoy life. Accentuate the positive, not the negative. It sounds so trite, but a lot of people will pick out something to complain about, rather than … Continue reading →

that I have joined the ranks of the “very old” (80 or over), here’s a picture Kaitlin took New Year’s Eve: About the coat — I was looking for a new parka, and when I first saw the coat I … Continue reading →

I laughed out loud at this picture. It’s true, we do use unscented soap and we don’t go out much, but we used unsecented soap even when we went dancing regularly. Do you use scented soap and other products? January … Continue reading →

Last night Andy looked at a rip developing around one knee of his pants. He said, I don’t care what the fashion is, I’m going to toss these out and put on a new pair. January 14, 2020

When we built the greenhouse we installed 12 ducts — six near the top of the wall, six near the bottom, to connect the air in the greenhouse to the small gap between the back of the heat-storing wall and … Continue reading →

Happiness is a place between too much and too little. —Finnish Proverb Nowadays there’s term for that — the Goldilocks zone, when conditions are just right for thriving. Andy, for the most part, is in the Goldilocks zone right now. … Continue reading →