Smells like Springtime

March 2nd, 2008 at 7:06 pm » Comments (10)

We had a small glimpse of Springtime weather here in Georgia this weekend.
Bindi enjoyed lying in the sun…

(Try not to notice the torn screen.  It makes for a easy dog door from the kitchen to the backyard when the door is open.  Our dogs rule the house.)
The cherry trees in our backyard are in bloom…

We grilled steaks [...]


Flashback Friday: Easter 1977

April 6th, 2007 at 1:39 am » Comments (3)

Greetings from Tampa! 
I’m on a quasi-vacation, y’all!  Actually, I‘m here at my mother’s house in Tampa for two reasons—1) to visit over the Easter weekend so that I can eat ham and  2) so that I can drive my grandparents (who also have a home here in Florida) back to their home in Georgia.  And just so [...]


The Great Patio Debate–Part One

April 3rd, 2007 at 12:01 am » Comments (5)

GR is up to it again.  He’s started a new Springtime project, and I’m just not sure about it, y’all.  And it’s not that I’m unsure about “it,” it’s just that I’m unsure about him doing “it.”  He’s attempting to make a paver patio just outside our basement doors, similar to what’s shown in this sample photo.  [...]


The Great Pollen Bowl of 2007

March 30th, 2007 at 12:01 am » Comments (2)

Y’all…I can’t breathe.  And the pollen has put a serious cramp in my 5K training.  That’s almost embarrassing to say—5K training (it’s only 3 miles, for God’s sake).  But it is what it is, and truthfully?  I can barely breathe and run in the Atlanta smog by itself, but add pollen to the mix, and it makes for an [...]