Mel’s Monday Musings: April 22, 2019

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 ~ melstery

Hi! How's your week going so far? I burned the back of my neck walking to pick up my youngest kiddo from school today (I had long hair for most of the past decade and although it's been shorter for almost two years now, apparently I still forget to sunscreen back there until the first … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: April 22, 2019

Mel’s Monday Musings: March 4, 2019

March 4, 2019 ~ melstery

I just learned that my still-feels-new town is one of the least politically divisive places in America -- not that it's not full of staunch Republicans and Democrats, because of course it is! but these party lines tend to not become interpersonal stonewalls. Partisanship doesn't regulate friendship very often here. (Most people keep their politics … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: March 4, 2019

Mel’s Monday Musings: February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 ~ melstery

We are natural, but we've forgotten.

Mel’s Monday Musings: February 4, 2019

February 4, 2019 ~ melstery

Hello, dear ones! Here we are in February! How have you fared over the past week? I'll have something more profound to say next week (we're closing in on a date with great personal meaning), but today is another "simple pleasures" kind of day. It was an unusually warm day here, for February (50F!). We've … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: February 4, 2019

Mel’s Monday Musings: January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019 ~ melstery ~ 1 Comment

This past week or so, I've been getting acquainted with a whole new level of cold weather. It was rare to even go below freezing in TX -- same for eastern NC where I grew up. But here in NNY? Yeahhh-- we've been below zero quite a few times here, and this weekend had seriously … Continue reading Mel’s Monday Musings: January 21, 2019