Barbara J. HambyAuthor & Poet |
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AutomationI am gradually getting my computer set up so that I can pay most of my bills electronically. So far, my electric company and the landlord are the only ones for whom I have to write checks. This will make it less stressful when we are out of town. I shouldn’t have to worry about forgetting to pay a bill… click here to continue July, 31st, 2005 NeighborsIt is said, “Good fences make good neighbors.” Our only close neighbor has a fence around his back yard, as we do also. However, the front yards were separated by a hedge that has been dying. We had to remove part of it. As a result, our living room windows that face each other are no longer hidden. July, 30th, 2005 Sun, Sea and RocksWe took the new car over to the coast today. I was anticipating cloudy weather, as forecast, so took extra clothes. It was a gorgeous day everywhere we went. We took a scenic route that involved crossing several bridges and a ferry ride across the Columbia River. I hadn’t been to Seaside for six or seven years and was overwhelmed… click here to continue July, 29th, 2005 Riding, Not WritingWe tried out Al’s new car today. We drove to Stevenson and Cascade Locks, visited a while with Al’s niece and her husband, then came back home after the rush hour traffic. The car rides well, the weather was ideal, and it was a pleasant day. Tomorrow we plan to drive over to the coast and back again. I hope… click here to continue July, 28th, 2005 A Hot OneMost of the morning I spent reading the rest of a memoir. Each one I read gives me more ideas for adding things to mine. This afternoon I took one of my memoir stories to the critique group and received a few suggestions. Reading it aloud prompted me to remember another incident to add at the end of the story. … click here to continueJuly, 27th, 2005 Memoir ResearchNot much writing done today, mostly research. I’m reading an ebook memoir written by a former writing teacher. This man is ten years younger than I, so he lived through almost all the same time periods, with the exception of my first ten years. The depression did not affect him at all and World War II had a very different… click here to continue July, 26th, 2005 A Sunny MondayI spent the morning doing some shopping, mostly for groceries, light bulbs, etc. In Fred Meyer, I looked at clothing. There were some sales but all the items were made in low-cost labor countries. The prices didn’t reflect those savings as far as I could tell. Nothing tempted me enough to indulge. I came home and looked through clothing catalogs.… click here to continue July, 25th, 2005 |