Windows Problem Part 2
About a year ago, I purchased a new notebook computer, as my old one was getting slow, the audio was never any good, and it ran on Windows 10, which Microsoft was no longer going to support. I purposely chose one that allegedly had a Windows 11 operating system. I use a notebook computer when […]
Windows Problem Part 1
It’s nearly lawn mowing season in upstate New York. Last year, I noticed the person who mows our lawn skipped a big swath in our back yard. He left a message for my husband: he couldn’t mow the back of the lawn because it was covered in broken glass. We went out to investigate. Wow. […]
Jane Jetson Never Had This Problem
If you follow my blog, you know that I recently purchased a new stove. It has a gas cook top and what I believe is an electric oven that does a lot of different things: bake, air-fry, convection oven, broiler, dehydrator, and I don’t know what all else. It scares me a little bit. I […]
Roots
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you’ll know that last fall, I took clippings from the coleus I had in my yard and propigated them the way my grandmother taught me to do it. They rooted pretty quickly, which surprised me. The process didn’t work out so well the previous year. I dug up dirt […]
I Can See Clearly Now
I remember in the 4th and 5th grades having to sit in the front of the classroom because I couldn’t see the blackboard. I finally got glasses in the 6th grade. I wore glasses all the time. When I got my driver’s license, it very clearly stated I needed corrective lenses. But I only needed […]
It’s Hot Stove Season…In Baseball
Hot stove season in baseball is when a lot of players are traded or free agents sign with new teams. I had my own hot stove season this past fall. Talk about an annoyance! Here is a photo of the stove that came with my house. Thirty-six inches wide. Didn’t have a choice about that. […]
Book Fear
This past holiday season I went through my annual ritual of being afraid I wouldn’t have enough good things to read over the break. This hearkens back to the days before Kindle and electronic downloads and multiple library cards, when I would have to load up on titles from my local library, which would allow […]
Water Hazards
Back in the 1990s (I think), several office building complexes were built in the suburbs. They are beautiful spaces. Most of the companies who built them are long gone, but their legacies remain. The landscaping is gorgeous, too. There is usually a pond or some other water feature, I guess to contribute to the calmness […]
Adventures in Home Ownership
We recently replaced the floor in my kitchen and downstairs pathroom. Out with the Congoleum (so tough to keep clean!) and in with vinyl plank flooring. Although I miss my white floor to keep the kitchen brighter (I lost 12″ of glass when we replaced the windows several years ago, I did choose something light […]
Spying on the Neighbor
Okay, this is really about spying on my neighbors’ lawn, not the people. A couple of years ago, they had a new privacy fence put in. I got to see the layout of their backyard from my office window for the period of time between taking down the old fence and putting up the new. […]