“My boogers are comin’ out black.” — so said Steven after two grueling days of shoveling topsoil and mulch.
Author Archives: Carrie
mark of a man
This weekend Steven and I have finally begun to tackle the landscaping in our front yard after one too many comments of, “Oooh, you’re a landscape designer? I bet your yard must be AWESOME!” Yes, the crabgrass is very healthy. Yesterday afternoon we began OPERATION: WEED NUKE. It was a lazy, rainy sort of day […]
hey waiter, there’s a guitar in my renaissance
I am really enjoying the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men’s Chest soundtrack. It has just enough of the original movie’s themes but then builds on them to create totally new pieces of music. To me, it’s the way a sequel soundtrack should be done. I was talking about this with a fellow soundtrackophile who […]
ruined my day
To the person who hit that poor Canadian goose on 280 this morning: YOU ASSHOLE.
like a rock
Neither of our cats really clean their butts much, but Hermione is especially notorious for it. She collects her little butt nuggets like baseball cards then sticks her rear in your face to show them off. A few days ago she was flashing her new nugget around. I was too tired to clean it off […]
I capture the cat
Last Sunday I get a call from my sister, who was staying up the road with my parents: “There’s somebody here you need to come meet!” she said in a sing-song voice. My first thought was, “Oh, my goodness; they’ve tamed Jim-Bob!” which is the name of a baby rabbit that has been frequenting my […]
hurray for weddings
I don’t know if I’ve really mentioned it much — y’all know it’s been hectic here for a while — but Ken and Lisa have had a wedding sneaking up on them, and it finally took place yesterday. It was a lovely affair, and Lisa even said, “I do.” I couldn’t help but bring my […]
Fast
Les enjoying his baby
Toy
Les got a new toy!
an open letter to the imbecile
To the white Ford gas-guzzler who honked at us on Rocky Ridge: What was your problem? Are you unfamiliar with people in front of you slowing down and stopping of the traffic is backed up? Are you unaware that Pump House Road and Shades Crest filter out onto Rocky Ridge at that intersection? See, if […]