Archive for January 2012
My Superbowl Gift to all Hosts
The big game is coming up, and the Dahl home will not host any festivities. I can live with this, no problem. Matt is moving into a new home this weekend, and I expect he will be busy, and Pat and Rachel will be with Steve in Florida. So I will not be heating up... Read more »
Printers Row
I am not here to bite the hand that feeds me..and truth told, the honorarium that I receive for holding forth here would not feed a ferret for a month. The Tribune is kind to host me. They ask little, and have taught me much about blogging. I never presume that I am a writer.... Read more »
Smaller dreams, easier goals
This year, I am aiming lower in my “Steveaway” goals. The warm week we just enjoyed encouraged me to do a thorough cleaning of the dog run, a priority which became more essential when the dogs’ messes melted with the snow. I want them to use this 10 x 10 area which I have established,... Read more »
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Rear View: last year's ambitious project
I wrote a post last week about my ADD home remodeling, and here are the before and after shots. I end up spending more than I need to because I re-use stuff, but I cannot pitch out good cabinetry. This stuff was Wood Mode, and it was in great shape. The result is that the... Read more »
Creature of Habit
In order to postpone my big project of organizing 33 years of Dahl photographic history, or of sharing the pictures I promised of last year’s project (a reveal in HGTV parlance) I am offering a detour. I am as famous for my zigs, zags, and detours as Steve is for his straight lines. Mabel is... Read more »
Mini-Project 1-I skinned my I Pad
Here is a self-indulgent project that took a few minutes and thirty bucks. My niece Erin had created a skin for her Kindle, and I was filled with tech envy. But my Kindle has a cute pink case, and so I really did not need to customize it. My I Pad, on the other hand,... Read more »
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Projects and Solitude-part 1.
Last year Steve went South to Florida after a stint at White Sox Fantasy Camp. This year, his fantasy was to get into the sun without having to chase fly balls. He has been in Florida for a week. I am not sure if this makes me the best wife or the dumbest. We are... Read more »
Martin's Day
I am a child of Detroit. Suburban Detroit. Eminem wasn’t wrong when he said there was a dividing line at 8 Mile. In fact, that line had inched out considerably from the time when I was a kid in the Motor City. There were two worlds, linked together by the Woodward bus. I lived at... Read more »
How Lame am I?
I even tailor my coffee and creamer to the holiday season. During the Fall- I go to Pumpkin Spice. For Christmas, Peppermint, Mocha mint, – any brand that features a festive image jumps into my cart. Now that I am in the Winter doldrums- my coffee follows me. I still have egg nog creamer, though.... Read more »
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Dark Days
I am generally a cauldron of optimism and contentment. I have two breaches in my Pollyanna persona every year: when summer ends, and when Christmas is over. In my youth, both of these were associated to a return to school, and a loss of the free spirit I crave. I hated school, with its rigid... Read more »
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