September 11, 2017


In one of yesterday's posts I talked about the five-year anniversary of leaving to move to Washington. I went back and looked at that September 10th, 2012 post again and it feels like yesterday. I had actually left Colorado about three days before that post, but the 10th was the first day of really having … Continue reading September 11, 2017

I Left Five Years Ago…


Yep. Five years it's been. It's hard to believe and it makes me think back about all of it unfolding, moment by moment, day by day, new experiences one after another. It really seems longer to me - so much has happened since I got here. That cold, dark, rainy morning I left Colorado I was … Continue reading I Left Five Years Ago…

Stuff – September 6th, 2017


Tomorrow is our season-end party at work. This year's bash has a theme - we are doing breakfast instead of grilling burgers on the gas grill! It's a potluck so everyone is bringing something. I am going to throw together some biscuits with eggs, turkey back, turkey sausage, and four, yes, FOUR - kinds of … Continue reading Stuff – September 6th, 2017

August 30, 2017 – Another Busy Weekend


I have been rather busy this weekend, and it's just too early to go back to work tomorrow! I need another day off. Better yet, make it two! I am sitting here writing this while enjoying one of my favorite wines - Two Vines Cabernet-Merlot, 2013. This is one delicious wine and I need to … Continue reading August 30, 2017 – Another Busy Weekend

Winding Down


As the season winds down, we are all doing the same. People heading back to college in a couple of weeks, some traveling, or others off to another seasonal gig. Still plenty of work to do yet, though for those of us being kept on a little later in the year. With that slowing comes … Continue reading Winding Down