It was supposed to be his responsibility to figure out the whats and how-muches of the appliances. He’d be living there, after all, so it seemed reasonable to assign the task to him. (We offered to underwrite it.) But the three-day weekend came and went. And the columbus day sales. So on the day the […]
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Christmas Eve
Sat, 24 Dec 2011, 10:23 PM (-06:00)
We made quick work of that cornish hen in spite of the orgy of corn bread and butter that we had earlier in the day. There are presents beside the fireplace, wrapped and waiting for tomorrow morning. There are dogs snoozing in their foo-foo sweaters, exhausted from the day. Ben will be coming back from […]
A New Couch
Fri, 12 Nov 2010, 08:40 PM (-06:00)
We got a new couch. It’s kind of retro: buttons on the back, tweedy fabric. Kind of makes you think you ought to be holding a martini and listening to avant garde jazz. The futon (which served us well) has been relegated to another room. And now when we stand in the living room and […]