Dec 13
2009

Sidebar Note 12/13/09

I spent the past two days in on a marathon drive up and down I95. Friday I drove to Charleston. Saturday I drove back.

It was all to pick up Ben from The Citadel. And along the way I stopped to visit with my Great Aunt Maxine, who is now 92. My body aches all over from the drive, but it was all worth it.

Today I’ll be making a cake and a special dinner for our holiday reunion dinner tonight. We’ll probably also put up the Christmas tree. I hear there is a lot of great new Christmas music out this year, so maybe I’ll head over to iTunes and download some music to set the stage for the tree trimming.

We’re all together. There is no pressing business to attend to. I feel like the holidays have finally begun.

Robin

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  1. Gail Says:
    December 14th, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    Robin, I am still not feeling the season yet! When Matt gets home and the decorations are finally completed~~it might help. gail
    .-= Gail´s last blog ..Mea Culpa =-.

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February 6th, 2012

Another Monday.

Harry and I spent the better part of the weekend painting the master bedroom. We traded off between rolling and detail work and we both made our fair share of messes. For a while Sophie perched on top of a chaise to supervise our work. Sarah was distraught. She does not like change.

Today we get back to normal. I will have to do something about my manicure. Speckled fingernails in Benjamin Moore Light Pewter is not really a good look.

Here’s wishing you a happy, calm and productive week.

Robin

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February 3rd, 2012

If you’re in the neighborhood and just happen to have your paintbrush and paint clothes with you, stop on by. Harry and I are taking the day off from work to start painting the master bedroom. We figure it’ll take until Sunday. Harry does most of the rolling—no small chore with high ceilings—and I do all the tedious detail work. You, of course, can pitch in wherever you like.

We’re painting it a dove grey. So if you see some grey in my hair in the next few days, it’s paint. Got it? The grey is paint.

Robin

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February 2nd, 2012

Happy Groundhog Day! What are you doing to celebrate?

We’ll have a special dinner of NOT groundhog. Dinner will be a special pasta (TBD) and some yummy homemade yeast rolls. Then we’ll pull out the photo album of past Groundhog Days and reminisce. We will toast Puxatawny Phil by opening the first bottle of my homemade apfelwein, which I hope is sparkly by now. If it’s any good, you’ll hear more about it.

Cheers!

Robin

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February 1st, 2012

Working from a home office is not always what it’s cracked up to be. I have a lousy IT department (me). Interruptions range from barking dogs to crowing roosters. I hear my business phone ring during non-business hours.

But there is a lot good about a 15 step commute. Such as today. It’s cloudy and a bit drizzly, but the temps will climb into the mid 60s for the second day in a row. I will turn off the heat, throw open the windows and give the house—and office—a good airing. Ahhh!

Robin

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