I didn’t hear that
My ears must be shaped funny. For me, there is no such thing as a comfortable pair of headphones. Or earbuds. Or earphones. Or anything else that purports to help me hear things without...
Author: Janet
What’s the weather?
It is a standing joke in my family (and many other families, I suspect) that weather forecaster is one of the best jobs around. I have no idea what it takes to become a...
Fix It Yourself!
I recently was visiting my good friend Sara at her Florida beach house. (And let me interrupt myself here to note how important it is to have friends with Florida beach houses, or Colorado...
I have been recruited!
I have loved spy stories, mysteries, and puzzles my entire life. From the Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew novels I read as a child to Robert B. Parker, Tom Clancy, and Ken Follett (to...
Always learning!
I have never been much of a gardener. Strike that. I have never been able to keep any sort of plants alive, either inside or out. I can keep cut flowers (purchased from a...
I used to be better at this!
Today is Thursday, and I will be going to the grocery store. I also went to the grocery store on Wednesday. And Tuesday. And Monday. Monday was the biggest haul, but each day I...
Just call me Eagle Eye
I have had poor eyesight for much of my life. I got glasses for the first time in third grade–yeah, that helped the self-esteem of the skinny, shy kid who cried at the drop...
Who needs a sheet?
I have returned from a fantastic family vacation and am exhausted. Not only did we go go go the whole time, as is my wont (a vacation quote my children are used to hearing...
I Won The Spam Sweepstakes!
A few weeks ago I got a letter from “Elliot Barnes,” who claims to be a London attorney (red flag–legal providers in the UK are solicitors and barristers–attorney is an American word) reaching out...
The Wild Wild Midwest
There is a golf course near my home. It has beautiful rolling hills, ponds with fish and frogs, and lovely landscaping. If I get up early enough in the morning, and it’s not too...