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My sister-in-law was asked to teach some kids about the Middle Ages and Renaissance…
A local community college has invited Grace (my sister-in-law) to participate in their summer program called Kids’ College. Specifically, she’s been asked if she would be willing to teach a class (or more than one) on something having to do … Continue reading
Life: Editing, Cats, Art, and More Cats — the Usual.
Ever notice how any word, if you look at it enough, starts to look like nonsense? Well, after looking at the word house a few hundred times (and having to determine each time if it’s supposed to be capitalized in … Continue reading
…And then this happened.
Paul referred to this as a “triple event”: all three of the older kittens jumped onto him at more-or-less the same time. The kittens love to sit on Paul’s shoulders. It doesn’t matter if he’s standing (as he is in … Continue reading
Foster Kittens
The Trio — Wendy, Tootles, and Mongo — are a bit more than three months old now. They’re such sweethearts… and also such psycho little beasts. Kittens, y’know? The “dust bunnies” are younger than the Trio by about a month. … Continue reading
‘The word is ANACHRONISM…’
A funny thing happened when my sister-in-law had jury duty. I’ve mentioned before that Grace is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. (Some of you reading this may already see the “punchline”…) Well, as it so happens, even … Continue reading
“It’s a book thing.”
I got a coffee mug for my birthday. It looks exactly like one that’s mentioned briefly but never described in a novel that has yet to be published. The mug in the book was given to Jason by Brygida, who … Continue reading
The “kitten’s” birthday
Today is Logan’s birthday. He’s three years old. This is what he looked like when he first moved in with us: This is basically what he looks like now (except maybe even bigger): There’s a reason why his nickname … Continue reading
Sometimes, real life sucks because of COVID deniers.
Follow-up to what I blogged about on the 6th about my twin being told not to tell anyone where he works that he had — past tense, had it but now doesn’t — COVID-19: He got his yearly job performance … Continue reading
North of Andover 