Author Archives: A Dreamer

Happy Super Salmon Sunday!

Posted on February 11, 2024 by A Dreamer

Yes, I know there is a Big Game today, and I don’t really care about either team, but I hope Taylor Swift has a really fun time. (And watching the manchildren lose their shit about her enjoying watching her boyfriend play … Continue reading →

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Happy Lunar New Year!!

Posted on February 10, 2024 by A Dreamer

Honestly, everything I read and hear about Lunar New Year sounds so much more fun than the regular calendar new year. Dancing lions, great food, red envelopes, and cool shit like it being the year of the freakin’ DRAGON. And it goes … Continue reading →

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OK, the cat food market is bonkers

Posted on January 27, 2024 by A Dreamer

I mean, I knew the cat *treat* market was delightfully out of control, but the LilyMonster has prescription food and there are a whopping 4 options for her wet food, so I’m never really looking at food options for her … Continue reading →

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It’s a BALMY 26º out there!

Posted on January 21, 2024 by A Dreamer

Given that it was 19º when I left the house to hit the market & Starbucks, those temps are just rocketing up!! My heavy winter coat did it’s job wonderfully this morning. We’ll get up to freezing if we’re lucky today, but … Continue reading →

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Happy Snowy Saturday!

Posted on January 20, 2024 by A Dreamer

We ended up getting about and inch or so of snow on Monday, about 12 hours ahead of the forecast – VDOT got caught up a bit short on that one, then yesterday about 2-3 inches, on schedule at least, … Continue reading →

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Where did the sun go?

Posted on January 13, 2024 by A Dreamer

OK, there was sun when I went out for coffee, and now it has clouded over again.* Dammit! I need some sun to steel myself for potential snow on Tuesday, though I have done what I can to prevent that white nonsense … Continue reading →

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Sunny Sunday!

Posted on January 7, 2024 by A Dreamer

After all the grey and ick and rain, we have one of those sharp, sunny winter days, and the sun is just SO NICE. I am still basking in the glow of the new fully functioning clothes dryer. Four loads of … Continue reading →

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Oh happy day, we have a dryer!

Posted on January 6, 2024 by A Dreamer

Look at how beautiful it is!! And I couldn’t 100% tell from the picture online when I ordered it, but it is a perfect match to the washing machine, yay! It’s certainly something that does not matter at all, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Shiny New Year, Same AWESOME You.

Posted on January 1, 2024 by A Dreamer

It’s a whole gorgeous new year and the fact that you got from this time last year to now is a testament to your awesomeness.  I inadvertently got things off on a good note – popped into Starbucks and they … Continue reading →

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Well, 2023 has been…a year.

Posted on December 31, 2023 by A Dreamer

And if you’re feeling a bit “Oof, that felt like a lot” – you’re not wrong. Covid, wars, climate collapse, the continued rise of fascism in the US and elsewhere, billionaires being twats, the hot mess that is generative AI, … Continue reading →

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