This isn’t the first time I have written about collections, or handwritten letters in general. Both topics fascinate me, after all. I typically have an easy time letting go of material objects, and I don’t buy much “stuff” for myself or others, unless I truly believe it will be appreciated by the recipient and I ...
Last night, I felt like reading a fiction book. I picked up The Three Weissmans of Westport and read it in almost one sitting. I wanted something breezy and am a sucker for anything inspired by Jane Austen (except for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel. Not my cup of tea). My interest ...
I met a Monica at a Portland Bloggers meeting back in September. We are close in age (I’ve got a little more than a year before hitting the Big 4-0) and she caught my attention with a post titled “39 Things to do Before 40” on her Life Ohm blog. I responded to her post with the ...
When Paul and I decided to house and pet sit full-time back in 2009, the Pacific Northwest was at the top of our travel wish list. Then we were offered a sit on the other side of the country (Cape Cod, MA) and a couple of weeks later, we happily headed north and east. It ...
Our Caretaking Couple e-Book is coming along. The first several chapters are polished while the last few are still a bit…ahem…rough. Time to finish what I started, methinks! I receive and respond to several questions about house and pet sitting and living simply in general via e-mail, and am doing my best to address the ...