Music and Cats

Lyra has a favorite spot in the bed, right up against Paul’s pillows. This spot is available only when Paul isn’t in the bed, and Lyra often nabs it as soon as he gets up in the morning.
She likes to have that spot all to herself, but sometimes she’s forced to share.

Usually, when there’s a […]

1. I have seven pairs of reading glasses. I use only five of them regularly, as two older pairs are +1.00, and I now need +1.25 to read small print clearly. I keep one pair in my car, one on my desk at work, and one pair in my purse; the others are scattered around […]

Did you know that November 28 is National French Toast Day? If any food deserves its own day, French toast does. Of all the breakfast foods, my favorite is custard-soaked bread grilled in butter. Yum. I was planning to make French toast for dinner tonight (I love breakfast for dinner), but when I got home […]

In September, when our farmers markets were exploding with amazing produce, I bought some green beans at the Ballard Farmers’ Market. I can’t tell you the name of the farmer or the farm; I can tell you that the stall was right next to Skagit River Ranch’s, that the farmer had a smile that lit […]

I spent much of last week curled up in an armchair, nursing my sore throat with hot tea and orange juice, watching the weather outside. It’s November in Seattle, so statistically, that weather should have been the windy, wet sort. However, a band of high pressure parked itself over western Washington last Wednesday, and stayed […]