A Handful of Dreams

In Which I Rant Some More About Flood Insurance

This post uses quite a bit of "adult" language. Feel free to close it down now if you are morally opposed to F-Bombs. Or, possibly, if you're my mother. I…

Hope November 18, 2010

30Before30 NaBloPoMo pop culture

Number 25: Go See a Broadway Play

I've been to New York City more times than I can remember. I know we went a few times when I was super little. And I've been visiting my sister,…

Hope November 17, 2010

NaBloPoMo photos random

The Ugly Sweater

While we were in Louisville, we went to a couple of thrift stores. I don't know what I like more about thrift shopping - amazing finds or amazingly bad finds.…

Hope November 16, 2010

geeky girl running

Ask a Geeky Girl: Running PC Programs on a Mac

Lori writes: I need a new laptop and am considering a mac because I really like the OS. However, we have an adobe suite worth many thousands of dollars that…

Hope November 15, 2010

family NaBloPoMo photos

Revenge of the Pig

We went to a pig roast last night hosted by my sister's next door neighbor. We watched the pig roast all day. Gracie was particularly enthused by the goings-on next…

Hope November 14, 2010

NaBloPoMo random travel

Note to Self

Pre-schedule blog posts when travelling and doing NaBloPoMo. I hate phoning it in.

Hope November 13, 2010

random travel

Mint Juleps…

... Are delicious. When in Rome, right?

Hope November 12, 2010

family gracie NaBloPoMo

Cousins!

Gracie has been playing with her "cousins." Aka my step-sister and her husband's dogs. I'd post photographic evidence that none of the dogs are dead, but none of them will…

Hope November 11, 2010

gracie Kristian NaBloPoMo

Road Tripping

We're on the road with our dog, Gracie It's going surprisingly well. Probably because Kristian is doing most of the driving

Hope November 10, 2010

30Before30 family random

Number 13: Take my Dad to a Red Sox Game

At first glance, I would appear to be woefully behind on my 30 before 30 list. In point of fact, I am woefully behind on my recapping. Well, and on…

Hope November 9, 2010