Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Envying Snow White

    Do you recall the scene in Snow White where she's singing and the bird comes and sits on her hand and they do a duet? We have a bird feeder in our back yard. I filled it this evening and the birds were delighted. Sparrows, finches, a happy chickadee (who landed at the feeder and… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up ( Monday Aug 16 – Sunday Aug 22)

    The weather has been mostly warm this week. It even got hot in the car one day! I moved the car to a shadier part of the parking lot. Rich was out of town last Thursday – the weekend but he got home in time for supper Monday night. Our favorite diner had Mahi Mahi… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2004_34

    "Life … is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?" — Margot Fonteyn Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested. Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few… Continue reading

  • Sing a Song for Kitty

    It didn't seem like such a weird question, especially considering that I was asking people at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, a center of pet obsession. At Point Isabel, 21 acres of off- leash dog park, the value of pet accessories exceeds the gross national product of Lithuania, and half the cars in the parking lot… Continue reading

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  • TGIF 2

    The problem with a Full Time Job (especially one outside the house) is that there's so little time left over for Real Life. Sigh. I make myself little notes throughout the day of things I want to remember to do that evening (or some evening) or the coming weekend. Then, when I get home, none… Continue reading

  • How Many Carbs in Baklava?

    The Company I work for does a lunch meeting three Thursdays a month. They bring in "takeout" food for 100 people. The quality… varies 😉 and it's usually all tepid, but I have found that I can usually find some combination of things to eat. There's almost always more than enough food, so the leftovers… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up (Monday Aug 9 – Sunday Aug 15)

    Rich has been out of town for much of this week, first visiting friends and then visiting his Dad. So the cats and I have been on our own. Much reading has been done along with much napping and cat snuggling. The weather has been sunny and warm in the middle of the day, bracketed… Continue reading

  • The Official Sandra Boynton Website

    I just love the drawings of Sandra Boynton; I've loved her since 1975! I never throw away any calendars or greeting cards she's designed (and I buy Boynton greeting cards just for me, to keep!). We have two Boynton stuffytoy hippies, George and Martha, on the headboard of our bed. (George and Martha are named… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2004_33

    Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested. Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few words, These are my Treasures for the past week. Continue reading

  • TGIF

    I like the Job. If I must work outside the house, this is a good job to have. Still, I'm happy to see Friday afternoon roll around! Time for myself is very important to my sanity and stability. Continue reading