Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Friday to you all. Man, this week went by quickly. We had a small change of plans yesterday. I was in the middle of doing errands, when I saw the Red Cross was holding a blood drive in the neighborhood. I've been disqualified for almost 25 years, due to a semester abroad in the U.K. during the "mad cow disease scare" in the 1990's. However, that ban was recently lifted, so I made an appointment to donate in the afternoon. It's an easy way to save lives, it only takes a few minutes,... Read more →

Hi everyone, How are you? Our crew is doing well at the moment, although we're still getting used to the later sunrises. It was easier to get out of bed when it wasn't still dark outside. Those of you who were here yesterday know we had a big debate over whether to focus on the to-do list or just read one of our new books. After extensive discussion, we reached a compromise: I did all of the errands, and then we spent the rest of the day reading. It worked out well. The weather was lovely, and BDH and Little... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back. How are you? Yesterday was a mixed bag here. I had to spend part of the day dealing with someone who currently dislikes me, and that's never fun. However, I also had a really nice conversation with an old friend last night, which was just what I needed for multiple reasons. Plus, I found two books for BDH and Little Buddha! One came from the library, and the other one is from the bookstore*, so the guys should be set for at least a little while. (*I caved and bough the final installment of the trilogy... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back. How are you? Our crew had a nice day yesterday. We managed to work in both a bike ride and some garden time. Now, BDH and Little Buddha were just discussing how there's no getting around the fact that the sunrises are about an hour later than they used to be, so we can't use them for a natural alarm clock anymore. What is this, September or something? I think today's to do-list is a little on the long side (including a trip to both the bookstore and library), so let's get to work. The guys... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Labor Day to you all. We hope you're enjoying the long weekend. Things have generally been quiet on this end, which is fine with us. The one problem is that I forgot the library is closed on Sunday, and now it's closed today because of the holiday. Thus, BDH and Little Buddha don't have anything new to read right now. The guys say not to worry about it, and that they can wait until it reopens tomorrow. Man, I wish I went with the flow as well as those two do every day.... Read more →

Hi everyone, How are you? Our crew had a fun time reading in the garden yesterday. The weather was nice, and BDH and Little Buddha were spellbound by their book all the way to the end. (They kept saying "oooh" as the author threw in twist after twist.) The guys say there are a few items on today's to-do list, but nothing too significant. The weather should be pleasant, so here's to a productive day ahead. Now, let's get to work. There's a fresh pot of coffee on the counter, so grab yourself a nice medium DD, because it's time... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back. I hope you're having a good week so far. BDH and Little Buddha were just telling me that today's weather forecast looks nice, and we don't have a lot on today's to-do list, so maybe there could be some reading time in the garden. That sounds tremendous. I didn't find anything new at the bookstore yesterday, but the guys are still enjoying the book we checked out of the library last week. They just got confirmation that they spotted a major plot development about 100 pages back, so they're pretty pleased with themselves for being such... Read more →

Hi everyone, How are you? I'm still a little down, although BDH and Little Buddha did their best to cheer me up yesterday. We watched most of the Red Sox doubleheader, and the guys also had some extended reading time, which they loved. I know today's to-do list includes checking out this week's new releases at the bookstore, and the weather forecast sounds good, so we'll try this again as soon as we're done here. Oh! "Only Murders in the Building" is back today. Things are looking up already. Are you ready to take a peek at the headlines? Let's... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back. How are you? I'm a little down, as we start the final week of August. This wasn't a great weekend, and I'm not feeling very motivated at the moment. BDH and Little Buddha are doing their best to cheer me up, and they said they'll keep today's to-do list to a minimum so we can at least have some more reading time together later in the day. That sounds good to me. Of course, the first item on the top of the list is sorting through the headlines with all of you, so let's get to... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Friday to you all. What's the plan for the weekend? I know BDH and Little Buddha have a couple of errands lined up for me. However, we should also have some reading time on the schedule, because I found a new book for them, courtesy of our local library. It's by the same author who wrote the last two books they just enjoyed a couple of weeks ago. I don't want to finish that trilogy just yet, so we're going to check out a completely different story, which should be fun. However, the... Read more →