My Way of Living [01/09/17

  • A different way of looking at things

    These photos were all full color.I changed them to B & W.Because I wanted a different way of looking at things. …

  • Our dream home, perfection is only a renovation away

    For the purpose of illustration only, I am using the Realtor photos of our condo that I took this spring. But this post does not in any way refer to our condo, which was solidly built, and well maintained. “It’s almost perfect for us.” Just take out this wall, redo the kitchen, bulldoze the yard, and level it off… then it’s our dr…

  • And just how much snow is that?

    It snowed the day beforeyesterday and then it snowed yesterday, and the two days before that it snowed. We have a good accumulation of snow in case you are wondering, well over 12 inches. The weatherman is telling all of those who complain about it that we are “due” and we should have had this snow over the Christmas holidays.My a…

  • The timelessness of family treasures

    My Mom reaches her arm through the opened door of the cupboard returning with a round black object in her hand, turns toward me and asks me, “do you want this?”I reach for the quietly ticking sphere and feel a sensory memory flooding my brain.“Although it’s been decades”Since I last saw my Grandfathers pocket watch, it carries ins…

Random for running:

  1. Manchester United, racism, diets and breastfeeding (not in the same story)
  2. India and South Africa prove run chases are becoming a stroll
  3. A Rainy Monday in San Diego
  4. Tendulkar still the little master; Pietersen still not
  5. My triathlon haiku
  6. 2008 Oceanside Turkey Trot 5K
  7. Titbits
  8. Tories, Tottenham, Tattoos and TV
  9. Birthday blogging: goss, goblins and gobby dolls
  10. Apocalypse When?