When we lived in San Jose, we had an HOA who took care of everything outside our walls.  They hired the landscapers, they fixed your roof, they cleaned your gutters, they did it all.  They even took care of any plumbing issues occurring inside the walls! Of course, in trade, you gave up certain autonomy. …

I got 2 chairs for my she-cave. The chairs were immediately claimed by our 2 cats. The chairs are comfy, but they are not snuggly. Cats need snuggly places to sleep. I got 2 snuggly throws for the chairs. Now, the cats have snuggly chairs to sleep in – which they do. And I get…

I am a big fan of cobbler.  Easy to make, great dessert – with or without ice cream.  (But obviously better with). And almost all cobblers are made with fruit – so you can give yourself a little pat on the back for being all healthy and shit.  But then I found a recipe. A…

I don’t usually get very upset when celebrities pass.  The reality is, I don’t know them.  I may appreciate their work but I don’t know them. But the passing today of Leslie Jordan just breaks my heart a little.  I don’t know him, and I guess I’m late to appreciating his talents, but his performance…

I have a collection of Barbie dolls – don’t get excited, they are almost all reproductions – but they are wearing my favorite outfits from back in the day – because, as always, I am all about the clothes. I love my Barbies and they are mostly Mint – Not Removed from Box.  However, many…

For our neighborhood trick-or-treating / block party I made my favorites – salted peanut chews. (Yum) Here’s a word of advice. If and when you decide to do some baking, wear black. You do this because the flour will give you clear and convincing evidence of your efforts. This is the voice of experience.

Today is October 17th. It’s snowing! Holy crap! It’s too warm and wet to pile up, but wow! It’s snowing, y’all. And it’s only the middle of October! What the fuck have I done?

Y’all are not going to believe this. There was a comment on one of my Monday blog posts; from a gentleman, saying many kind things about my blog and asking me to e-mail him. Hmmmmm. What to do?  I don’t need anymore dick pics in my life.  I don’t need anymore dicks in my life. …

When we moved into this neighborhood, we were told that there were never any trick-or-treaters on Halloween.  Okay.  A teensy bit disappointing, but we were living in a community in San Jose (the 10th largest city in the United States), and we never had trick-or-treaters.  So, we can deal. Then we learned that on a…

It’s Fall y’all. And, although the leaves are taking their own sweet time in changing, it does mean HALLOWEEN is just around the corner! I have put out my Fall/Halloween decorations.  What seemed more than adequate in our bitty San Jose home, seem very sparce in our new home – so that means, the day…