High Fashion

It’s still hot but at least we got some rain in the past few days, though I’m not sure my lawn will ever be green again. My workload has returned to near-normal so I may actually get this blog posted Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the puzzle arrives in...

The X Factor

The heat goes on… it’s too hot for me to spend any time out on my deck – the most time I’ve been spending there is to water my plants and try to keep them alive. We may get a bit of a break this weekend, but I’m already longing for the...

How Can I Put This

I wished you all a belated Happy Canada Day last week, and this week my post itself is belated. I’ll blame my tardiness on the heat – it’s been roasting here with no letup in sight. I hope wherever you are you are able to keep cool, and maybe even...

Alternative Music

Belated Happy Canada Day! And greetings to you all from US Independence Day! I used to live in Detroit and I loved that they had a week-long celebration of both holidays call Freedom Festival. The ship I was on would go out and anchor in the river to help enforce the...

Way to Go!

Well, summer is definitely here – officially with the Solstice last week as well as meteorologically with the temperatures we’ve experienced recently. And we’re getting our usual summer weather pattern with heat and humidity during the first part of...