Ten Best Books of 2023

According to Goodreads, I have read 137 books this last year.  Because I am writing this on December 28, I have two more books that I am sure I will finish before the end of the year.  I read this record (for me) number of books because we didn’t have any television for four months …

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New Roof For Our Little House

Tom and I got a new roof for our little house!  Merry Christmas!  Even better, our insurance company, State Farm, paid for it.  That’s the short version of the story.  Read on for a more detailed version. Back in August, the neighbor who watches our house when we are gone sent me a picture of …

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Two Important Non-Fiction Books

I recently read two important non-fiction books that I want to recommend to everyone.  Both of the books made me think about things in a different way, and that is always good. The first of the two important non-fiction books is “Outlive:  The Science and Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia.  This is a book …

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Hand Mixer Catches on Fire

Last week I was mixing up my first Christmas cookies of the year and my hand mixer caught on fire.  Well, maybe not flaming caught on fire, but definitely smoking.  Of course, I shut it off immediately.  After a minute, Tom told me to turn it on again and, when I did, it sparked and …

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2023 Weaving: A Little Loomy

Although the name of this post is 2023 Weaving, I am going to cover the last 18 months of weaving because I haven’t written much about it for a while.  I have been very busy weaving a variety of things with one ambitious project and lots of the same old thing. Last year, when Tom …

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