The Blackboard

  The Fourth of July. Star Spangled Banner unfurled, ever may it wave.   Wishing you all a happy day. Tonight, I’ll be watching fireworks above Lisle, and singing the Star Spangled Banner (Which yes, is perfectly singable by someone with a ordinary choir level voice. That is, it’s singable if they start it in [...]

Saturn, earth and mars, knitting needles on the desk. This is my office!   A prominent figure in our climate diocese The Bishop keeps score.   These new delightful cartoons were created by Josh

Early spring morning unopened daffodil buds hover over snow.     Spring is here! Yes, it’s normal to get snow in early spring around here. Why do you think everyone wants to spend spring break in Florida? I thought I’d include the cat door in the picture. That’s how this guy first broke into the [...]

Say hello to march Brave daffodils show green tops, soon yellow flowers. Anthony discussed daffodils not yet blooming in England. Mine aren’t blooming yet either. I don’t have any idea how early they bloomed in April.

This Christmas Eve: frozen ice covers the snow but our hearts are warm. Grizelda, Mo, Pyewacket, Jim and I wish you a happy Christmas.

 Contentious kitties. Grizelda stands near fat ‘Mo; he trembles, grows, flees. As some of you know, Grizelda broke in through the cat door on a dark rainy October night and became our adopta-cat. She and the other cats kinda-sort get along, but I’m sensing a lot of stress. Griz makes ‘Mo very nervous. All she [...]

My Popsie Wopsie wrote a long list of requests: He wants a library card. Those new to the blog are probably wondering, “huh?” Those visiting longer are aware that my father has been having severe memory lapses. In early October, I flew down to Florida and persuaded him to get on a airplane and come [...]

    We had left overs. What were we to do with them? Turkey Alfredo!     (Bob “Is there fat in mustard?” Liljegren samples Turkey Alfredo to ensure the seasonings are properly balanced.)   Most American families are content to merely over eat on Thursday. But not mine! When big sis and I returned to Illinois, [...]

Cranberries dancing in boiling sugar water; soon they will explode! Happy Thanksgiving everyone, everywhere!

  One cold rainy night, this beautiful stray grey finds a warm shelter.   Several years ago, Jim installed a cat door so our orange kitty could come and go as he pleased. The orange cat passed away. Even though our current cats don’t use the door much, we kept the door open. An hour [...]