Monthly Archives: March 2011
How Could You?
This post is directed at whoever shot our neighbour’s dog ‘Fritz’ with a pellet gun yesterday.
Previously in my blog, I told the story of my dog ‘Oliver’s’ back injury and the three dustmop pups he was visiting at the time. Well, one of those pups was the above-mentioned ‘Fritz’.… Continue reading
Another Corrupted Theme
Unfortunately, my first impression that this was the one theme of the four blogs I write that escaped unscathed in the recent WordPress update was false.
I discovered when trying to add a post today (first since the update) that what I was seeing in the edit and preview windows… Continue reading
Best (or Worst) Attention Getters – Pets!
Well, I’m a home body – some might say a recluse – while recovering from my illness. I’m quite enjoying all of the alone time and I have mixed feelings about returning to work. I do watch TV. I do listen to music. …and of course I do work… Continue reading
Menopause + Depression + Stress = Poor Memory
photo credit: LyleSMU102
I’ve been struggling in many ways lately. My short term memory has been horrible and my ability to learn new things is nonexistent. I need to redo tasks three or four times to remember them and even then if I don’t do them on a regular basis… Continue reading
M-m-m-m… M-m-making M-m-meatloaf M-m-moist
Believe it or not, while I was making our family’s traditional stuffing for the turkey this past Christmas, I suddenly thought about my poor meatloaf.
My stuffing recipe is one that passed down through my mother’s Acadian family. It always comes out beautifully moist and flavorful with the consistency of… Continue reading
New Themes for Two of My Three Blogs
So, what d’ya think?
I spent all day working on the new themes for my other two blogs and personally, I like the clean look of them.
I decided to create my own themes using Artisteer because of the frustration of compatibility glitches causing me to have to create a… Continue reading
Rain Chains
photo credit: Dru Bloomfield
As the old saying goes, “We learn something new every day.” Well, today’s something new for me is about “Rain Chains“.
I had never even heard of them until today. However, in checking online, I learned that these beautiful and decorative chains are very functional as… Continue reading
They grow up so fast!
As much as we try to think about and plan for the day our kids will be out on their own, they are still very much present.
Our 18 year old daughter Erin is very intelligent and trying to find her path into… Continue reading
Chrome – Better Than Gold
(Reprinted from ‘Empty Nest Genealogy‘ blog.)
Wow, nothing for over a week and then two posts in one day. Now I’m rolling…
I wanted to post again because I made another amazing discovery and I felt it deserved it’s own post.
I have been using Internet Explorer on my netbook,… Continue reading
A Great Blogging Discovery!
(Reprinted from ‘Empty Nest Genealogy‘ blog.)
I know, it’s been too long since my last post.
But, I do have an excuse. Over the past week I have been concentrating all of my efforts on optimizing my blogs for search engines.
I wasted a HUGE amount of time checking out… Continue reading
