O, I Am a Lonely Painter
I live in a can of paint, to paraphrase Joni Mitchell. I’ve been painting the dining room for forever. So many different sections of wall, so many little issues to […]
Tag Archives: walkability
Fall Walks and First Frost
The weather has been very nice the past two days, and I’ve been trying to walk every day. I also have been trying to lift weights every day and do […]
Musical Dressers
It’s the end of a satisfying weekend. Friday, my in-laws came to visit and watched the kids while I finally finished painting the dresser I bought off craigslist. On Saturday, […]
I Think I’m Alone Now
It’s 12:30 pm. I am sitting on my front porch with a cold glass of iced tea-lemonade and a magazine. The weather is gorgeous. All of my kids are off […]
Green Mountain State of Mind
I wish I had posted during my week in Vermont last week, so that I could have a real-time record of how happy I was there. Whatever I write now […]
Downtown: A Manifesto
“So go downtown Things will be great when you’re downtown Don’t wait a minute more, downtown Everything is waiting for you, downtown” —“Downtown,” Petula Clark My town has a wonderful […]
Happiness Is…
Some highlights from this past weekend: Friday, I dropped all this stuff off at Goodwill. Getting rid of clutter makes me happy. We just started remodeling our bedroom, which forced us […]
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