My Way of Living [02/19/17] 

  • Certainly he is no snowdrop? I’m laughing at the thought. But he is my Boo, and we adore him. And since he likes to hang out in the little patch of garden in front of our place, where the snowdrops live, they seem synonymous in my mind. The snowdrops are up, much more advanced then the photos that I am sharing today, and finally m…

  • My spell check needs to learn latin

    Do you think that there is a spell check that understands Latin? Is there a program out there that I can type in Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus', and have the correct spelling the first time? Without resorting to googling it every time?It is bad enough that my spell check only speaks American, not Canadian eh? Colour becomes colo…

  • The winter tease

    Spring, I can feel it in my bones most likely though, that’s only the cold piercing them. It’s such a tease right now, the other day we were above zero, sunny lovely day, then the last night cold bitter freezing. I honestly thought I could smell spring coming through on the soft breeze when I stood on the walkway in the front gard…

  • Why we should thank winter

    Another storm lashes at the windows, the cat stirs in his sleep, restless dreams, quiet fur.Feathers fly, snow falls, hail come from the sky, thunder roars, lightening flashes, and we are powerless.Birds flock to the feeders, suet, and seed poured, and placed with fear it’s not enough to last the night.Mornings awaken to coffee, a…

  • Word Verification, I’m sorry… but it’s so not working for me

    When I was trying to leave a comment on a few blogs yesterday I noticed a problem, the word verification has been stepped up. Seems like Blogger has pulled a nasty trick on all of us “over 40’s” who’s eyesight isn’t as it used to be. It’s word verification gone to the max. It was hard before to figure out what those scrambled, jum…

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?