Little Do You Know

Here is verbatim the list I made for Mr. Tree today. I am very lucky to have a man who will do the shopping because I hate shopping.
porkchops with chicken rice soup
four thin pork chops
1 large can chicken rice soup
1 can crushed pineapple
Chicken Caper Rice
four pieces chicken breast (please don’t buy those giant chicken breast […]

It was 66 here yesterday. The mountains of snow are slowly pressing down into water, water everywhere.
My new white car is black with street gunk.
I have been doing layout day and night. I’m on the last book for the spring. I updated our catalog and web site. I also did an inventory of the books […]

I’m suprised that it’s been 10 days since the Smike post. It seems like just yesterday.
I have read no more of NN. Instead, I’ve been doing tax stuff. My accountant called me the other night and casually dropped this: Oh, I think you are probably required to start filing your payroll deposits with the three […]

I’ve been working on stuff all week. On Wednesday I didn’t have to leave the house at all, and it was quiet and I got so much done. I thought to myself that agoraphobia might not be so bad for me, but I know the opposite is closer to reality. I was thinking back to […]

Famous last words, but January is going to be rough with all the tax and other stuff happening, so I’m taking a little blogging break. I also have a cold. We spent about four hours chipping the ice from the driveway yesterday. I need to get my life organized.

I’m starting to lose track of what day it is. It doesn’t feel like any particular day, and when I look out the window, all I see is piles of white. We shoveled today for a couple of hours, piling snow on snow on snow. Thirteen is starting to get cabin fever from being sick […]

I received an embarassment of riches yesterday.
Books: “Front Cover: Great Jacket and Cover Design”; “Falling Upward” Literary Criticism and essays by Lee Siegel (present from my very literate brother in law); “The Seven Basic Plots” which is Bible-length and all about our core story ethos.
DVDs: The Office (seasons 1 and 2); Boston Legal (seasons 1 […]

It’s weird not to receive mail for two days in a row during the holidays.
The neighbors got together and shoveled and snow-blew the cul de sac today. I googled my address and was hoping to see a white snowy mess, but it must be an old photo because there are green leaves and grass. That […]

Yes, it’s a big one. It started snowing about 5 a.m. and the state is socked in. So if you were coming to visit, and you know I’d give you real whipped cream if I knew you were coming, wait a few days. Mr. Tree will soon be home and we’re making chili and maybe […]

I was making some cookies this afternoon and had the kitchen t.v. on Food Network, channel 47. After much consideration, I must announce that I now hate Sandra Lee more than I hate Ina Garten (In a garden.) At least Ina knows how to cook. The food on Sandra’s show looks horrible, her kitchen is […]