My wonderful and talented niece was in a musical this evening. Naturally, as many of us who could- went and admired her growing and amazing talents in so many theater areas. She sings, dances, taps, speaks, acts, and adds so much to the production that it is astonishing. I would brag on her if she had a flat affect and sang everything off key, but the truth is her talent…

We got a bit of the white fluffy stuff yesterday and I went looking for our bent, light weight shovel and it is nowhere to be found. Moving makes locating anything and everything a challenge. Having a heart condition and using a heavy shovel is probably not smart, but that was all I could find. It will wait until we get the right shovel.

Most people have sink clogs, tub clogs, toilet clogs, but yesterday we had a vacuum hose clog that baffled me. We have a dog so a clog in the hose is not unheard of, but it turned out to be a walnut shell. Not just a piece of a shell but a perfect half. Typically my walnuts come shelled, but years ago we bought them whole to save money. Shawn…