• Where's an Ice Cream Truck When You Need One?

    I grew up in the New Jersey suburbs where ice cream trucks regularly roamed our neighborhoods in the summer months. These days, I live in a more rural part of the Garden State, and so it’s been a long time… Continue reading

    Where's an Ice Cream Truck When You Need One?

  • Cause for Celebration

    I recently returned from a visit to Maine to visit and celebrate with family. The weekend’s celebrations centered around my niece and her graduation from high school. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around this, but her high… Continue reading

    Cause for Celebration

  • Celebrity Bowling (and a Bird Update)

    We don’t have traditional over-the-air television here. We live pretty far out in the country, in a river valley and there’s simply no way to pick up live TV here without a cable subscription. (This past winter we did try… Continue reading

    Celebrity Bowling (and a Bird Update)

  • Win a Book Bundle

    Summer had its unofficial start this week, and one of my favorite summer activities is sitting outside in the sun, reading a book. (Okay, full disclosure, reading is one of my favorite activities year round, but in the summer it… Continue reading

    Win a Book Bundle

  • More New Neighbors

    Alissa Grosso Things are moving along on getting the house next door fixed up for Ron’s parents, but in the meantime we have some more new neighbors, and they’re even closer. How close? Well, right under our deck, as it… Continue reading

    More New Neighbors

  • Under a Dark Cloud

    First, off despite the ominous title things are going pretty well here. It’s pretty much all sunshine and roses or at least sunshine and dandelions. Though, technically it’s only sunshine in the metaphorical sense of the word, because let me… Continue reading

    Under a Dark Cloud

  • Most of My Cars Have Been Silver

    As you read this, I am likely sitting in the waiting area at the Mazda dealership hoping that whatever repair my car needs is minor and inexpensive. (Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, I wrote and scheduled this yesterday.)… Continue reading

    Most of My Cars Have Been Silver

  • We're Getting New Neighbors

    At long last, I can tell you about all the top secret things that have had us so occupied over the last few weeks. As promised, this probably won’t be nearly exciting as you had hoped, but before I spill… Continue reading

    We're Getting New Neighbors

  • Just Some Random Stuff

    Alissa Grosso It’s been a busy week here. I’ve been busy working on a big (non-writing) project, or projects, as the case may be. The big important doings that I’ve alluded to in previous dispatches are getting closer to reaching… Continue reading

    Just Some Random Stuff