A Week in the Life
Listening to A Prairie Home Companion over the weekend, it struck me that what we do here on the blog is an awful lot like the weekly news from Lake Woebegone. With that in mind, thought I’d fill you in on what’s happening around the homestead.
• We found a dead squirrel in the driveway the other day. Actually, that’s not exactly factual. We found a dying squirrel in the driveway. It staggered up to my car and fell down next to the back, driver’s side tire. I don’t know if the critter was sick or if it had been hit by a car. I do know that if you’re a squirrel and you die quietly on a bed of freshly fallen oak leaves with a couple sucker humans standing by to see if there was anything they could do, it’s probably not a bad way to go.
• Got my Halloween decorations up. For most normal people, this would not be a three- day ordeal. For me . . . well, let’s just say that this year, I confessed to Zorro that maybe things have gotten out of hand. I was overwhelmed by the boxes, even before I’d unpacked them. The good news is that I took out only those things most important to me and even as we speak, the boxes are back in the attic and the house is properly attired in its holiday best. Orange and purple lights adorn the mantel and the “Boo” sign over it. The Cat’s Meow Halloween buildings I’ve collected for years are out on display. The pumpkins I grew in this year’s more successful than last year’s backyard pumpkin patch are out front, a couple near the big witch scarecrow, a couple more near the small one, and a few more near the four-foot tall witch who stands by the door. Just for the record, I have a friend who’s just about the same size so naturally, we call the cute witch by the door Carole.
• I’ve been planning the trolley tour scheduled for the Fairview Park Library on October 21. It’s been a lot of fun, but a lot of work, too. Zorro and I were out for six hours the other day plotting the route. Now I’m working on coming up with something to say at each of the stops. Planning on taking another day this week for another run-through. If you’re interested in joining the tour, I hear there are already more than 20 seats sold. Better contact the library, quick!
• Friday is our anniversary. Yes, many years of happily ever after for Zorro and Casey. We’d like to go to dinner. We go out so little, we don’t know where to go.
• I’m working with my web designer to update my site.
• We’re all celebrating the Indians victory over the New York Yankees, especially Zorro and my daughter who attended both home games at Jacob’s Field last week.
• And all of this in between writing all day, every day.
That’s all the news from this part of the world, where all the women really are strong, the men really are good looking (Zorro will appreciate that) and . . . well, you know the rest.
