She's Seventeen!

As of today, Pearl and I have been together for seventeen years. Just replaced her original brakes and fixed a tiny oil leak that had been spraying around in the engine compartment and creating quite a stink. Are we on the third or fourth set of tires? I think third. This is the third state she has been licensed in. South Dakota, Colorado, and now Washington. I'll be taking a couple of road trips this year and add a few more miles onto the 130,000 or so that are on her now. Here's to happy miles and new adventures!

  

I Love Cooking With Wine

 Sometimes I even put it in the food.

The Reason

I stopped singing. If he didn't like something I wore I donated it or put it in the rummage sale box. He mocked my dreams and aspirations. This is why I got divorced. And why I'm happier on my own.

 

Technology Advances!

How is it that as television sets become smarter and better and larger but lighter they also become less expensive? Do I now have to think about this in terms of 2010 dollars vs today's dollar or 2019 dollars? Which are the years that I have purchased a new TV. This is making my brain hurt. But the upside is that I now have the smaller, older, nonsmart TV in my bedroom. While the new, smart TV is residing in the living room. I can now conveniently fall asleep in my bed while watching rather than on the couch. This must be progress.

I Can No Longer Resist

Just a little over a year ago we lost our dear little Newton. I have been sorely missing feline companionship ever since then. And lacking a basement, I was puzzling over litter box placement and other assorted cat necessities. Today I became aware that there is furniture expressly designed to hide away the smell and eyesore of the cat bathroom. Behold!

I just ordered this. Now I am feeling like there will be new kitties in my future. And yes, I will be adopting from a shelter. I shall keep y'all posted.

The (not) Creation of Adam

God bestoweth coffee unto Adam.

FrankNFurter taketh God's place.

 

Cat smites God.

The Resilience of Mentha x suavis

The mint has survived the winter. At least, what passes for winter here. Mint always survives. After the apocalypse there will be cockroaches, Twinkies, and mint. Since booze doesn't spoil, it's good to know that we can enjoy a mojito in the darkest of futures. Cheers! 

One Perfect Tulip

And a few weeds. And the lamiastrum that survived the winter.

 

Multitasking

 

Hello?

I haven't blogged in two weeks. Why is it that sometimes this is effortless and sometimes it's drudgery. Yesterday I did something. I entered a poetry contest. Perhaps at last I will be published? Just a little bit ago I posted a comment on social media about the fact that stud and slut have only one letter different between them, yet slut is a derogatory term and stud is a compliment. Several men have commented and made it clear there is a reason for that. Proving that they are pigs who ought to be grateful to any woman who parts their legs and invites them in. Last Saturday I got in line at an Arbor Day event and got a couple of trees that need to be planted. I am designating tomorrow tree planting day. I suppose I should post photos to prove it. That I went outdoors and did something constructive in the yard. I have my backyard garden space planned out in my head, where the boxes and pots of soil should go for the planting of tomatoes, squash, herbs, and cucumbers. I just need to nudge myself and get it done. All I know is, there will be no fresh veggies just outside my door if I don't.