Writer, Reader, Photographer, Herder of Cats, Collector of Dusty/Old Things.
A space for personal essays, travel tales, home projects, and life updates that offer a behind-the-scenes look at my everyday adventures.
My grandmother passed away earlier this week. She was 89 years young. These are the words I said at her funeral: I have a lot of memories of my grandmother, Mary Martin, but one of my favorite memories happened rather recently. I’d been researching our family’s genealogy. I wanted to know where we came… Continue reading Mary Louise (Calley) Martin, 1923-2012
I took a nasty spill at work on Saturday. One of the guys started to build a little cabinet, but didn’t have enough time to finish it. No big deal. I figured I tackle it later. Well…later never came, so I went to move the cabinet out of my way, only to discover that it… Continue reading I’m slightly gimpy once again!
I’ve been dividing up my time into 15 minutes bursts. Yup, I’m still taking my “baby steps.” Thanks FlyLady! Today was the first day I didn’t feel like whining, as I got “dressed to shoes.” I always thought I could get dressed and ready pretty quick, but having everything laid out the night before makes… Continue reading What can you get done in 15 minutes? Quite a bit!
JULI HOFFMAN 