Susan's Pendulum

When the loveseats became uncomfortable and were replaced , I thought the old furniture would go to the dump. But Gary thought it would be ...

1. The computer has been running like molasses for the last several weeks. I have rebooted frequently. We defragmented the computer. The...

For the longest time, I didn't know the difference between chores and other jobs. It took a lot of reading history and historical ficti...

So Andrew is working his way through his physics textbook . He gets to the chapter on Newton's Laws. It mentions that, "although ...

... is right-handed. Waaaaaah! I needed a new peeler, one strong enough to handle winter squash and rutabagas. This week I found one with ...

Earlier this month I worked the polls for the first time in my life. I don't know how they do it in other states, but here the pollwork...

This year we saw "All's Well That Ends Well" and "As You Like It." Our friend Janelle and Maggie, at our picnic lunc...

It's finally growing! I planted seed, but the first few plantings never germinated. When one planting finally did come up, it bolted r...

An effective way to get something done is to say that it's impossible. Surely someone will try to prove you wrong.

Stolen from Katie's photo album: The asparagus forest-- Peek-a-boo from the cupboards-- Playing with Daddy-- Making cornbread for supper...

The Third Commandment enjoins us to "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy." I don't know about you, but I'd always ...

From July -- and August --

This is their selling point? HT: Jamie

Probably the most basic rule of sound financial management is not to spend more than you have. A corollary of this would be not to put char...

... grapes and watermelons had seeds. (It sure ain't easy to find seeded watermelons anymore. And seeded grapes show up at the store j...

Why does no one care that I know that the sine of 60 degrees is half the square root of 3? You'd think it was irrelevant knowledge or s...

... people introduced themselves when they phoned. When I hear "Hello" on the other end of the phone, I still say, "Hello, t...

Ice sculpture and lots of champagne to celebrate the company's anniversary. Helen is the woman in the center of the first picture; she i...

As we studied Habakkuk last week, we came across the passage in chapter 1 about being held guilty when "your strength is your god"...

Grand opening is scheduled for first week of November. "Soft open" is tentatively scheduled for my son's 21st birthday. He w...