Well, not wine (although that gives me some ideas) … Despite my best efforts, I managed to pick up my husband’s cold.  Coupled with the (usually mild)  fall allergies, I haven’t been feeling my best.  The worst part was the coughing.  I’ve managed to wake myself and the cats with my middle-of-the-night hacking (husband will [...]

Although my friends in Florida (where the temps are still relatively high) are choking on their coffee at this, we had to close up the house and turn on the heat earlier this week.  I know it will warm up again for a couple of weeks but that got me to thinking about all the [...]