Winter is creeping into Eastern Washington. The fall color peaked this past week and nighttime temps took an early plunge into the 20s! I stay warm and cozy but my RV is not as resilient as I am in the cold weather. Water pipes are vulnerable to freezing and possibly bursting. So far I have…
For over a month I have been slowly switching everything to Washington State – auto insurance, voter registration, health insurance, etc. Yesterday I finally had enough “proof of residency” documents to get my Washington driver’s license. Woo hoo. I think that makes me officially a resident, although I still need license plates for the fleet…
Fortunately, I was at a beautiful, Northern Idaho wooded retreat center for the weekend. I missed the final Kavanaugh vote, and, by the time I had cell service again, I no longer cared that he “won”. The sad truth is that we all lost in so many ways, thanks to our elected representatives and their…
So, the FBI “report” is in the hands of our Senate. I wish that this was still about simply nominating and confirming a Supreme Court Judge. What we have now is a symbolic decision that will either affirm the ability of white privilege to ramrod through a person who is not SCOTUS material or affirm…
I love a good national scandal. It is not that I enjoy watching supposedly mature people fighting in public. I do not love the divisions and bitterness that ensues. I lament the degradation of our society. However, I do love the vocabulary that spills forth. I always learn something new. Thanks to Manafort, Trump, and…
After a miserable cold and ugly sinus infection, I had that irrepressible urge that is useless to resist: get a make-over! On Saturday, I got a sassy, shorter haircut and dug out some decent clothes. The next issue: getting out and socializing. I have not had much luck finding a church here, so I visited…
Amy Klobuchar! Yesterday she was subjected to Kavanaugh’s wrath on public television. It was so disgusting and unprofessoinal that Kav even apologized to her after the break. And, we got to see her strength and grace in the process. Thank you Kav! I had never heard of Klobuchar before that moment but I was intrigued by what…
Today I watched the entire Judiciary Committee Hearing with Dr. Blasy Ford and Judge Kavanaugh. Hands down, Judge Kav was belligerent and disrespectful to his questioners. He actually evaded answering several questions (even though they were asked several times by different people) and often seemed distracted and disconnected. I did not see an ounce of humility. His…
Babysitting! 32 degree overnight temps! Fall color! Harvest moon! Fall Season TV premieres! Football. My daily life has been full and exciting. More domestic than usual, but so much fun! First, my grandson Silas. Circumstances lined up perfectly for me to be here and to be available to babysit each week during September. It was…
I have been looking forward to my month of babysitting and now it has begun! Silas’ summer babysitter is back in school and his parents don’t want to put him in daycare until he is one year old (Sept 28). That gives Grammy the opportunity to spend quaility time with the little guy for a…