girl at large

I like to write about life when you have a job, some kids, a fixer upper and a fatal disease.

  • do I email him? do I call him? do I email him? do I call him? has he googled me? do I call him? will he call me? what does he see if he googles me? ok, googled him. do I call him? do I text him? when is he going to call me? call me! call me! call me!

    dear lord, this is why I shouldn't even bother.

  • The sky this morning is crystal blue, the brittle branches are quite beautiful against it, the snow in the yards lays thick like buttercream frosting, and the dog hops through it like it was put there just for her pleasure. Oh, and potatoes never tasted so good. 

    I might just be ok with winter, this year anyway.

  • I DO need one of those locking-lid, traveling crock pots! Behold, the Turkey Rice and Cranberry soup prepared for a harrowing journey in the back seat to work.
     

  • I've lost 10.3 pounds (yes, there's an ap for that) of the quitting-smoking weight! But on me, it's hard to tell—when you take one apple out of a bushel, you still have a bushel.

  • Why do dogs just know when you are preparing for a dinner party and choose that exact day to A) barf on the rug, B) have diarrhea on the rug, C) pee on the rug or D) DO ALL THE GODDAMN ABOVE!


  • Happy Birthday little buddy, I hope it was a good one.

  • It's a gorgeous, sunny day in November. I'm not going to update here, I'm going out there…see ya!

  • Every year or so, I have just one glass too many and leave my credit card too near the computer and then, magically, I'm enrolled in an online dating site! How did that happen again?
    And as always, the photos. Guys, the photos!! Here are a few of my favorite "Don'ts".
    -Don't include shots that show you drinking shots.
    -On that topic, generally, bar shots are a no-no. And house party pictures? Really? You're 42 and enticing me with a picture of yourself surrounded by dozens of those cheap red plastic beer cups?
    -Don't crop out the ex-girlfriend if doing so also eliminates more than 30% of your own head.
    -Limit pets to those that are furry, big-eyed and cuddly. No matter how cuddly, limit the number of pets in one photo to two.
    -Do not include guns, swords or weaponry of any kind unless it is directly related to your profession (as in policeman, zoo keeper, sword swallower).


  • Suzanne took this shot when we were up in Door County for Pumpkin Patch Weekend a few weeks ago, enjoying the fall colors and layering up for the season.