by CJ | May 30, 2020 | Journal
Aka, Jane’s freshwater tank that’s been limping along, occasionally inaccessible except for feeding and addition of water, for about 2 years. I decided to lend a hand. And ordered a new pump/filter system (Sicce Shark, 800) to replace the 2 double Penguin...
by CJ | May 16, 2020 | Journal
As if that’s unusual. But we have gotten somebody to fix Closed Circle, and bring it up to speed with some major Word Press goings-on. Meanwhile, back at the ranch—I’ve got another sinus infection and am taking heavy antibiotics. You know...
by CJ | May 7, 2020 | Journal
Some of our newer voices are getting lost in the to-and-fro. Let’s try this.
by CJ | Apr 9, 2020 | Journal
…wearing a ‘clinic’ free mask I found in a coat pocket meanwhile. And when mine come black, fabric—I’m going to have Jane paint or embroider a ‘smiling kitty’ nose on it. Those of you with cats are free to copy. 🙂 And dog...
by CJ | Apr 6, 2020 | Journal
Jane and I are doing well, muddling along in this stay-home order, and Washington is apparently passing the hump of the curve. There have been 10 dead in our county, but the infection rate is slowing. Even in Seattle, with its huge population. We are also still under...
by CJ | Mar 26, 2020 | Journal
We were getting along fairly well under a ‘reduced travel’ order, until we saw COVID-19 leap over the Cascades, and until the highway and streets departments, asked about any decline in traffic, told the governor no, it’s not working. So thanks to...
by CJ | Mar 10, 2020 | Journal
We’ve opted out of our usual St. Paddy’s day fest with the pipers and all—regretfully. But while the virus isn’t out in town,it is in town, and we’ve just decided the tightly packed pub crowd in that evening is not wise for people of...
by CJ | Feb 23, 2020 | Journal
Been scrambling like mad with writing, playing catchup with same and trying to make deadline. Been a little behind in communications, but gaining on it.
by CJ | Jan 14, 2020 | Journal
On its way to a fix, I hope. I tried to sign the contract, had an electronic glitch with the process, got sick in early December, and my agent had a family loss, and somehow things didn’t happen. We are working on that now. I just signed for an Audible version...
by CJ | Jan 4, 2020 | Journal
I’ve been under the weather since Dec 6, really bad coughing fits, congestion, nastiness, at times too weak to do more than lie abed. Sinus infection, they say. Well, funny thing, now Jane is coughing. I’m slowly recovering, but since the first...
by CJ | Nov 30, 2019 | Journal
We had dinner with friends. I’m allergic to turkey, but there was plenty else to eat. What WE had as a follower: made another spaghetti sauce. Here’s my personal recipe: Spaghetti Sauce 3 pounds ground beef. 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 4 tsp dry basil 2...
by CJ | Nov 26, 2019 | Journal
We took kitten in to be neutered, and she’s fine. Then Shu got sick. We have delayed for years taking him in because he goes wild…. I bought, however, a kind of poncho that zips shut, with velcro ports for a vet to work, and we got him there. He was...
