Monthly Archives: January 2011

Enlightenment For the Rich

Posted on January 31, 2011 by daeja's view

Since the new year, and especially during the long winter months, I find myself pouring over catalogs with a focus on how I imagine my new life is going to be when I make all these changes. Every year I … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged catalogs, holistic retreats, new age, new age workshops, path to enlightenment, spirituality, wish books | 2 Comments

Hiding the Patchouli

Posted on January 28, 2011 by daeja's view

Hiding The Patchouli. It almost sounds like some dirty party game, doesn’t it? (but it’s not). My daughter and her husband are planning on coming for a visit with the baby, weather permitting, so I am making a point of … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Rant, Uncategorized | Tagged Patchouli, patchouli stench, rude people, smelly people, too much perfume | 2 Comments

One Redeeming Feature

Posted on January 27, 2011 by daeja's view

I made this discovery only because we are experiencing some feisty weather around here this winter. A couple of days ago it was -14 degrees Farenheit here. That little dash is not a typo, it’s a minus; that is fourteen degrees … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Uncategorized, Winter | Tagged Hot Flash, hot flashes, middle-aged, winter, women | 3 Comments

A Little Piece of Sun

Posted on January 26, 2011 by daeja's view

A friend gave me some Paperwhite bulbs (Narcissus papyraceus for you botanical types) for Christmas. For those who might be unfamiliar, you force the bulbs in a pot indoors with the idea that they will bloom in the winter and … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Spring, Uncategorized, Winter | Tagged forcing bulbs, Gardening, house plants, narcissus, paperwhites, taste of spring | 3 Comments

These Lovely Boots

Posted on January 24, 2011 by daeja's view

Every time I would visit my mother, she would dig the boots out of the back of her hall closet and urge me to take them. As the story went, Aunt Rose, who had expensive taste in clothing and often … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective, Uncategorized | Tagged Gifts, love, Memories, mom, mother, regrets, winter boots | 3 Comments

Saint Joe, On His Head

Posted on January 21, 2011 by daeja's view

For a brief period of time, I owned my own home, but there came a point when I could not afford the expenses alone anymore and I had to let it go. One of the kids had gone off to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged Catholic, faith, good luck, Moving, saints, selling house, selling real estate, slow house sales, superstitions | 4 Comments

Little Brown Bat

Posted on January 20, 2011 by daeja's view

A friend just emailed me about finding a bat in her house, which set me off on a discourse about my bat-in-the-house experiences, so I figured I would write it out here. I have lived in about two dozen places … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Stories, Humor, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Bats, country living, little brown bat | 3 Comments

Tomato Face

Posted on January 19, 2011 by daeja's view

I didn’t realize until I was about twelve years old that not everyone got “Tomato Face”. I only figured it out at that point because when you hit that age, everything becomes Painfully Evident and you suddenly notice everything about … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged embarrassment, exercise face, Hot Flash, red face | 4 Comments

Soporific

Posted on January 18, 2011 by daeja's view

The last time (which was also the first time) I had a new bed, I was living with my fiancé, who complained bitterly about how soft and lumpy our mattress was. The too-soft mattress he was complaining about was at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Shopping, Uncategorized | Tagged beds, mattresses, memory foam, new bed | 3 Comments

Hydra

Posted on January 17, 2011 by daeja's view

The tree in the backyard on the property line between us and our neighbor towers over all the others and has some serious girth to it. It looks kind of like a locust but not quite a locust. All summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you kidding me?, Gardening, Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged ailanthus, Ailanthus altissima, invasive weed, nuisance, Tree of Heaven | 3 Comments

Ornaments of the Heart

Posted on January 16, 2011 by daeja's view

December 31, 2010 It’s the first holiday in decades where we did not celebrate at home and the first year I have had to alternate the holiday, since my daughter has gotten married and has informed me that the rules … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Winter | Tagged Christmas, christmas ornaments, emotions, holiday reflections, Holidays, Memories, reflections, rituals, routines | Leave a comment