Welcome to our good friend, Michele Johnson, to the blogosphere! Her new blog, News From A Broad, will surely be interesting reading as she details her daily dealings from the East Side (and more).
Time to venture away from the politics for a moment and talk about something completely different – fireplaces. Our house came equipped with a wood burning fireplace, and I absolutely love it. What’s better than a roaring fire tempering a cold morning, or a soft romantic glow in the evening? I often sit entranced just…
Holy week is a church marathon for Amanda and I. Being in the choir means we sing Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil tonight. Toss in blessing of the baskets Saturday afternoon and that would be more church than most people can handle in a year. But we don’t stop there. Amanda being…
Since the snow has moved north for now, we have some clarity. Not a ton of snow, you can just see it’s plastered against everything, like someone took a giant white spray paint can and sprayed the landscape.
… when it’s 90 degrees outside, 85 degrees inside, no air conditioning, and noisy as hell because there are concrete contractors running around your yard digging, filling, hammering, and pouring concrete for the new patio and sidewalks. To make it worse, I had to close all the windows so the color powder doesn’t blow inside…
After checking my Technorati profile, I noticed a link from a blog that I wasn’t familiar with. They quoted my Tax Freedom Day post from last week. I’m flattered. Democracy In Action (.org) is “the first nonprofit organization providing an affordable, integrated online campaign solution for nonprofits of any size.” Cool. Sounds like my kind…
Three weeks in a row, three great events! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out to make Oktoberfest run smoothly this year. And, of course, thanks to all the bloggers for unplugging for awhile and coming out to have some fun! Great seeing you all again!
thank you :o)