Home for the holidays. Though I have not lived in my home state since 1993, I still think of it as home. Muncie has always…
December 31, 2022 When I awoke, I had been dreaming of an orange catastrophe–that is, in my own yard, I had suddenly grown an orange…
Observations of a ‘lost’ holiday, an extended one, friends and frivolity on a long weekend.. Saturday, Dec. 31 The back-to-back holiday weekends of Christmas and…
new year’s weekend the whole weekend blossomed in a lot of down time; of slacking before going back to work in hopes of maximizing my…
ELDM diary 1.1.2023 December decided to be cruel–a sudden death of a beloved Aunt, a nasty virus that held our household hostage for two weeks…
January 1, 2023 Since early November, we have had a houseguest here at home. A coworker has found herself homeless, and we took her in,…
Diary 2022 December 31, 2022 This is the end of a long holiday season for our family. We had a large group “Thanksmas” celebration on…
EDLM Diary. 12/31/22-1/1/23 31 December, 2022: Awoke at 8. That’s late compared to the last few days—the usual time is 7ish. I try not to…
7:48 a.m. Saturday Been treating this like a lazy day, so far, though it’s not. We’re having four people over for dinner tonight and have…
September 16, 2022 Diary I woke early because I wanted to sleep late, knowing that I had a long day ahead of me. I…