HTML Code Basics

I just posted some info in a Flickr group about using HTML code. I thought it might be a useful reference for others, so here it is:
HTML Code
Here’s a quick tutorial on HTML code, some of which can be used in blog comments (and in comments and descriptions on Flickr photos).
1. All HTML code is [...]

White Christmas

Well, a white Christmas was never in doubt this year. Here in southern Wisconsin, this is what it looks like at about 7:45 a.m.:

Yep, that’s Mom running the snowblower (I TOLD her to get me up to help, but she doesn’t listen). Fortunately, my brother showed up with his truck a minute later:

It’s still coming [...]

Good thoughts

I’ve been absent from posting for a little while, but I needed to break ‘radio silence’ to pass on a request. Remember Winda, the woman who suggested that the dimensional flying geese be turned into a cathedral “winda” block? Well, she just gave birth to a tiny baby boy who is in need of all [...]

Simple Joy

Tuesday is “Gramma Day” – at least it has been for a few weeks. Now my schedule is changing, so we have to figure out another Gramma day. I drive my grandmother on errands and we get to spend some time together. I enjoy it, and so does she, and having a purpose helps me [...]

Mem’ries, part 2

A number of things have me thinking about stories from my past. First, the earlier post about The Little Red Hen’s cornmeal giveaway. Second, running into the person who encouraged me to write about my grandfather’s 90th birthday party. And finally, a conversation with a co-worker about a guy I knew in college and the [...]

Strawberry Roan

I told this story to someone I met last night and she said I should write it down, so here goes:
My grandfather lived to be 91. He was a healthy, active man most of his life, but in the last several years  his health began to decline. He had cancer and was determined not to [...]

Color Test

Thanks to Alice for a link to an interesting little color hue test. I scored a 4 – darn it, I hate ALMOST perfect scores. I’m such an overachiever.

What I want to be when I grow up

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a veterinarian. No “princess” or “firefighter” for me; nope, I wanted to play with kittens and puppies all day long. I gave up on that dream in high school, although I took four years of Ag in part because of the vet dream (and in part [...]

Childhood Memories

You know those smells, sights, and sounds that take you back to your childhood? Tonight my mom made supper, and when I walked in the door I knew exactly what it was, and a silly grin just appeared on my face. It’s nothing fancy – Salmon Loaf – but it was one of my favorite [...]

Is the rain clearing any time soon?

Wow, it’s been a rough week. A short recap of the previous two months – I lost my job, was diagnosed with situational depression (fun symptoms like heart palpitations, trouble breathing, nausea, headaches, inability to focus), and haven’t been able to find a new job yet, I’m flat broke, and continuing my health insurance costs [...]