After a crummy night’s sleep (my back was hurting and keeping me up) I woke up this morning and puttered around the house for a while. Then Mom & I decided to go see a movie. We saw “The Bank Job” which was really quite good.… Read More
Lists
I’ve always been a list-maker and it’s more important now than ever before for me. I can’t keep everything straight in my head and when I try, my head threatens to explode. Before it reaches the detonation point, I end up having a manic list-making session to organize myself.… Read More
If it ain’t your mother, it’s your dog
While Mom is hulking around the house with her ski boot foot and coming to terms with needing to let her foot heal, the new problem child is Winston, our puppy. He’s 10 months old now – old enough that he needs to stop eating EVERYTHING.… Read More
What a difference a bead makes
I often tell my classes that not all beads are equal, no matter what the size number is. A Japanese size 11 is about the same size as a Czech size 10. Usually. Unless they aren’t. I related how I was struggling with adapting my Czech bead version of the Leaf Tipped Lariat to a Japanese version, and I finally gave up.… Read More
If it ain’t one thing, it’s your mother
I swear! I’ve got to watch that woman every moment. We had some excitement at Casa de Wiseman this weekend when Mom decided to be Wonder Woman. She was building a new raised bed garden for some roses we bought the previous weekend, and of course those 75lb stones left by the masons who did our house would be the perfect thing.… Read More
Trying something new
I’ve been wondering if I’m likely to post Journal entries more often if I don’t have to go through the scary moment of updating the website every time I do. One never knows if the whole thing will go poof when you hit that update button.… Read More