Barbara Thompson

We have a sticky backyard. I’m not sure how our trees are not naked there are so many sticks on the ground. (I wonder the same thing about Alexander’s kitties – there is so much fuzz around his house how are they not naked?)_ I can usually gather up an armload about a foot in […]

I just love Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She has done the work for over 70 years, seemingly without wavering. There is nothing I respect more than someone who does the right thing, and it seems to me she is the leader of that. I love her hats, especially the diamond-y ones. I love her

We went to the St. Anthony Park Art Festival today. I didn’t know it existed but saw an ad about noon and suggested to Keith that we go. He voted yes but was still working on his project for the day – cutting out rotting boards from our deck so he could replace them. I

School’s out for summer! And it is a very good thing. I don’t know any teachers that weren’t hanging on by a thread at this point. It has been a tough year. Kids of all ages were way more effected by the pandemic shut downs than I ever expected, and navigating all the issues was

We were at Alexander’s house last night. We had dinner, then Keith suggested we walk to Dairy Queen for a treat. I was all in. We had gotten coupons over a month ago featuring a giant picture of a cone dipped in chocolate and I have been really wanting one ever since. Alexander said they

According to our original plan, we should be home from Wales now. I would have completely forgotten about that plan, except my calendar reminded me of where I put credit cards that I wasn’t taking with me. It said, ‘credit cards are in the XXXX.’ (I’m not telling you, because safety! It would give away

We went to Olive Garden to celebrate our 36th anniversary. It was quite a treat to go to a restaurant. Our waiter, Noah, was delightful. We celebrated our day by over tipping him, which is one of my favorite things to do. The day did not start off as well as it ended. We learned

It was raining when I woke up. Oh, no, the dirt was getting wet. It would be heavier to lift. Bummer. Keith was sitting in a blue chair, waiting for the rain to stop so he could continue working on the pavers. He needed to dig out the track, put down the leveling sand (bags

The people we bought our house from lived here just short of two years. It was the 17th time they had moved during their marriage. His job was the culprit. They were kind enough to invite us over to show us around – primarily to give Keith tips on how to run the pool. We

Decisions are not my thing. I tend to like everything, so it’s hard to weed out the choices. There is an ugly bit in our backyard. It is basically the walkway from one side of the house to the patio. The patio is just a place you walk over to get to the pool deck,