Barbara J. HambyAuthor & Poet |
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Routine MaintenanceThree years ago when I bought the used manufactured home we live in now, I was gratified to discover how many things had been replaced and were relatively new. Plumbing fixtures in the kitchen and both bathrooms, a drop in range and wall oven, windows, drapes, flooring and carpeting, the roof, and last but not least, the gas furnace which… click here to continue March, 09th, 2005 Weather or WhetherWeather is the topic of the day around here. With lovely sunshine, 70 degrees at 7:00 p.m. and Mt. St. Helens blowing her top again, what would be more worthy of conversation? Whether or not we will get rain tomorrow, one of the many tomorrows it has been promised, is a good question. With newly planted shrubs in our… click here to continue March, 08th, 2005 Tax TripDarline, at H & R Block in Vancouver, has been doing my taxes for many years. She did them for my late husband and myself until we separated, then continued to do mine and his separately until he died. We have a short visit every year which is always fun. She told me today that another lady who doesn’t… click here to continue March, 07th, 2005 News Fit to Print (or Not)Even though I have little nagging feelings of guilt about not working outside today in the gorgeous weather, they’re not as sharp as they once were. Maybe it’s because I’ve become accustomed to living with pain in the joints and elsewhere, that the pain of guilt or shame is dulled also. There should be some rewards for getting older. I… click here to continue March, 06th, 2005 Ms. CleanSomehow I just erased a whole page. That’s happened twice recently. I need to figure out what I did and not do it any more. Today was clean the office day. Now all the papers and folders that were scattered around are in neat stacks. After a night’s rest, I’ll find homes for them tomorrow. March, 05th, 2005 Clean the Pantry DayToday is clean the pantry day in this household. This was precipitated by Al’s bringing home a few more bags of canned goods to add to the lifetime supply we already have. We could, I’m quite sure, stock a Mormon Stake House or run a soup kitchen with a very small investment for bread and milk. A full chest freezer… click here to continue March, 04th, 2005 Six Bits is Not a DollarTonight on Jeopardy three male contestants were asked if what a woman earns for every dollar a man earns is $.76, $.86, or $.96. The contestant who responded knew that it was $.76, the least amount. I wonder why we can’t change that, when women are in the majority. Probably not enough women are in power positions. Women of my… click here to continue March, 03rd, 2005 |