Category Archives: Misc

written Monday night

Tomorrow is another SmartDay, and it’s expected to be hot, too. Last Monday was a SmartDay, but in Hayward it got up to only 72° – very pleasant. We ran errands that involved the car, which was stupid because it … Continue reading

Posted in Garden, Health, Misc, Quilting, Remodeling, Social networks, Square Dancing | Leave a comment

Leftovers

First, our blog has a new look. Do you like it? Paul upgraded our site to WordPress 3.0, which has a lot of new features, including the photo banner. He put all the categories at the top, for easy use. … Continue reading

Posted in Garden, Misc, Our Cats, Travel | Leave a comment

It’s the little things

..that we appreciate Being able to let the cats out at 4 in the morning. My own shower stall, where I know where everything is. A washer and dryer that I can run any time of day, without a pocketful … Continue reading

Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

Jeopardy clue changes law of physics

This has been bugging me. Last Thursday on the TV quiz show Jeopardy, this was one of the clues in the “Physics” category: “When this man developed his temperature scale in 1742, he set it where water boils at 0 … Continue reading

Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

RE many things

I have been busy. Really I have. My Spider Solitaire scores are better than ever – er – I mean, I continue to quilt, bead, and knit. I made a quilt top and pillowcase for Outreach, and turned them in … Continue reading

Posted in Misc, Our Cats, Quilting | Leave a comment

Happy New Year!

We had a quiet New Year’s Eve, as we always do. At least we were quiet. The neighbors had a party, with live music starting at about 5pm. For dinner we started into the second Thanksgiving casserole, with chicken, stuffing, … Continue reading

Posted in Beading, Books, Knitting, Misc, Our Cats | Leave a comment

First Smart Day

Well, we survived our first Smart Day. This afternoon we will try it again. At a couple minutes to 2pm, Paul threw the breaker to the house and garage, leaving us with no electricity. Why pay 6 times normal for … Continue reading

Posted in Beading, Knitting, Misc, Our Cats | Comments Off

Doings

(Written Thursday, Aug 27) I haven’t blogged lately.  I’ve been busy “doing” instead of writing about doing.  The quilt show is about a month away, with the wedding to follow immediately thereafter.  I have a “To Do” list just to … Continue reading

Posted in Family, Misc | Comments Off

Paul, and cute cats

052809 Paul, and cute cats Paul has been buying Oreck products recently. First he bought an orbital floor polisher. He liked the advertising so much he then bought the 8-lb vacuum, which came with a hand-held vac and a cordless … Continue reading

Posted in Misc, Our Cats | Leave a comment

I have been called

… to Jury Duty, in Oakland. I’ve been a Nervous Nellie for a week now. I don’t serve until today (Thursday), but was checking the web site beginning the previous Friday, trying to get a sense of whether or not … Continue reading

Posted in Misc | Leave a comment