Recent Content by margecat

DH took this pic without me knowing. (My hair looks shorn; I think I had it up in topknot, which would explain why.) My "hat" is a TNR kitty I took in last year. She's very attached to me!

Uggh...for over a month now. The past few days have been driving me nuts: itching and a runny nose. We have so much pollen this year. There's a dogwood tree next to my driveway, and the pollen was so thick on my car. I wiped it off, now it's back again. Then there's the blasted larch tree...

A real sofa. The cats shredded the last one, so I bought a double bed with a nice wood frame, made deep cushions for the back,turned it sideways to the wall, and used it as a sofa. The little darlings have not yet messed any part of it up in over one year.

None. All of them set off my allergies and/or (like daffodils) give me a headache. In theory, I like all of them.

Lemons and Earl Gray tea.

That sounds like my family. I met my paternal grandmother once, when I was four, then she died a couple of years later. I never met my maternal grandmother. Mom was from England, and her mom didn't travel, and neither did we.

Slow-cooked pulled beef and buuz (Mongolian meat steamed dumplings).

I used to can and make pickles.

I'm outside of Philadelphia. People in my town felt it, and had stuff shaking. I was leaning against my dishwasher,waiting for the microwave to stop, and thought that I'd accidentally started the dishwasher, which is impossible, since the buttons are in the inside. It was just a small noise...if...

Welcome to TCS, all six of you!

Jewelry making, cooking.

I like stormy weather, too. Sunshine is too cheerful for me!

Sleep.

Yes. I think it's rude.

I've had insomnia off and on most of my adult life. Lately, I've only had 3-4 hours of sleep each night.