The Code of the Road My mother often talked about her Uncle who was a Hobo, by choice, not by fortune. She reminisced about how he would show up at her mother’s house, usually late at night, let himself in, and eat whatever was in the fridge. Guess that irritated my Grandmother. For some reason, a bowl of leftover peas…
. There are picnic tables with those sail tent things over them for shade. The overgrown plantings are gone and replaced with better-looking plants or grass. I only saw 1 river cat. Doesn’t mean there aren’t more, but usually see a ton of them. The best thing? Sea Lions were under the Rio Vista Bridge calling for more art.
According to the internet: Steam Put a few inches of water in a pan. Put steamer basket inside. cover. bring to a boil. Remove cover. Add egg. Cover and steam. Put egg in ice bath before peeling. Simmer Add eggs and water to a pot. Water should be an inch above eggs. Bring to a boil. Turn off heat. cover…
Another post about Mosquito Spring is here and, soon, Summer will be upon us. Brace yourself. The how-to repel mosquitoes posts will soon in your date your social media. (Uh, I guess this one as well) You’ll see posts about what to plant in your garden that will surely repel mosquitoes. There will be posts about concoctions that you can…
This post is about nothing They say you should write about what you know. Nothing. Nothing is the answer to that. I know nothing. I don’t even know who “they” are. There is a Farside Cartoon that shows a middle-aged woman standing in the doorway of a darkened room with light illuminating her from behind. She is looking at a…
I like to hide my kitchen I’m too lazy to keep my kitchen clean at all times. Even though this article is about 3 years old, I am glad to read it. I am not a huge fan of the open concept floor plan. On TV, the Renovation Shows seem to immediately tear down all the walls to make one…
Risky Business I went to the Dentist. Yea I know, someone who is high risk goes to the dentist doesn’t sound like a good idea in the time of THE VIRUS. Yet I went. I needed my mouth cleaned. I have fallen victim to TV commercials that say if your gums bleed when you brush them you are in mortal…
The title is the Writer’s Prompt I got. Below is the result of that prompt. I was about 6 before I learned how to tie my shoes. Who taught me is in dispute among my sister,s but it was a combination of two sisters. One big sister taught me the correct way and for some reason, my brain could not…
or should I say E-Mail? Does anybody use email anymore? Or should I say E-mail? I do. I love getting updates from companies that I subscribe to. Although I would love to, I no longer receive emails from personal friends as we can talk by phone, message, or any number of social media sites. Seems all my emails are from…
I went swimming in a nuclear pond On the first day of my summer vacation, I went swimming in a cooling pond for a nuclear power plant. Nothing has happened to me, no new growths or extra limbs. The pond was never used for its intended purpose and turned into a recreational area. One can swim in the cooling pond…
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