Tree (again)

I told Ted that it appears he'll do anything to avoid working on taxes. LOL

Archie’s first snow

Archie 1/19/2024, 10 months old I'm really rethinking teaching him to use that doggie door now. He keeps playing outside in the snow and then running back in to shake all the snow off on *me*!!!

Christmas Spirit Has Returned

This Christmas tree is mostly bare; it only has some decorations at the top and bottom, and the bin of ornaments is setting by it...and I'm happy because when i look at it I remember that the ornaments on it are the ones my little granddaughter could reach to hang and the ones she told …

Daisy-grinch

Daisy (18yo) is not a fan of all the changes that Christmas decorations bring. LOL

Vote today!

The polls are open in Ohio today for the primary. VOTE!!! Vote in every election every single time - our voices need to come through loud and clear! Click the link below to find your polling place: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/polling-location/

Oven door cleaning in four minutes

I saw this in an article on HGTV and decided to give it a try. It works! I am very impressed to be honest. I knew the baking soda and vinegar is a chemical reaction. After I made the above video, I googled about the tin foil. It turns out that foil, baking soda, and …

Pork time!

Ted unloading boxes of pork We picked up the pork yesterday from the butcher. We do this every couple of years and yet I am still always shocked at how much meat actually goes into the freezer (it's a LOT). This is the end result of quite a bit of hard work. Removing ice build-up …

Stella vs Me

Stella and I are waging war on one another. She is determined to eat and lay in my palm plants. I am determined that she's not doing it. I think she's winning.

Womens’ Right to Vote – A History Lesson on PBS

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/vote/ Women fought for and earned the right to vote 102 years ago. There was a time in my great-grandmothers' lives when they could NOT vote - which up until this past Friday seemed inconceivable to me and like ancient history. Now?…not so much. Women, watch this (all episodes are streaming from PBS for free). …

We have to vote!

Women of Ohio: No one should be voting on our medical decisions, but here we are. With that said, we must turn out for every primary, every election, EVERY SINGLE TIME FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. Click here to make sure you're registered to vote: https://voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/VoterLookup.aspx Remember the deadline to register to vote or …