My Day In Pictures

I'm working from home today.  Er, trying to but work not a lot of work is actually getting done.  There is a team of 11 or 12 movers valiantly attempting to transfer the grand piano from what was-going-to-be the music room to the secondary living room but they are having a very difficult time doing it.  The music room idea was great but I scrapped it because the piano is too big for the space and I'd rather keep the office as my home study.   The full public launch of the secret project … [Read more...]

I'm working from home this afternoon, in part because I plan on making a beautiful corn chowder recipe for the family's dinner tonight.  I needed to take a break from what I was doing to review the new About.com contract that will govern the licensing of my copyrights to The New York Times subsidiary for the Investing for Beginners site.  As I looked through the pages, highlighter in hand, I decided to brew some sweet tea to enjoy in my few hours of solitude before the rush this … [Read more...]

I'm disappointed I haven't been able to keep up on the blog or my messages this month because there have been some wonderful memories and experiences the past few weeks, from putting on a puppet show for my nephew to having an Auntie Mame movie night with pizza for a few members of my family.  We've burned the midnight oil working on the secret project, which is now mere days away from being fully operational in a very big way.  We're trying to get one of the spare bedrooms at home ready in … [Read more...]

The home renovation or home upgrade project continues to progress.  There is still much to be done so these aren't really before and after pictures ... more like before and in-progress pictures, half of which are taken at night in low light.  I decided to post them, anyway, for Aunt Donna because it will give her an idea of what I've been working on until the wee hours of the morning once my ordinary responsibilities are done.   In other words, this isn't the finished product.  Things are … [Read more...]

This evening, I had an important family event come up that required me to recess myself from my previous plans.  My first cousin once removed (my mother's cousin and grandmother's niece) lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday.  She was 63 years old.  The visitation took place a couple hours away so four generations gathered in a caravan of cars and trucks to make our way to the little church by the side of the road near Warrensburg, Missouri.  I drove down with dad, mom, and Ruby. I didn't … [Read more...]

There is a winter storm descended on the area, announcing itself last night with raging winds that ushered in snow flakes and ice.  The temperature dropped so low that it almost feels as if the cold is seeping into the house, radiating from the glass window panes, which hardly ever happens since the home is so new.   I stayed home to take delivery of the bronze lamp, some artwork, and another package.  We made stir fry and worked from the living room, while watching a marathon of old Murder … [Read more...]