TAPS' Take

By TAPS. - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Journal

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Grin & Bear It!

Another day without water on demand. Bottled water doesn't do much mopping or cleaning or flushing. I'll be glad when they get that storm-drainage thing completed and working. For example, I only made one cup of coffee this morning, but I enjoyed it twice as much because of its rationing. I am very... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 30, 2023

Finger Factoid

Cold weather has come, and with it the sn0w already arrived yesterday, though that d8d not last long and today the sun is shining. With the cold weather a bit of old lady st8ffness has als9 c9me, this time in tw9 fingers. With th8s finger stiffness, my writing 9n Blogit is almost imp0ssible as the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 27, 2023

The Beginning of Cold

Whistling through the eaves it came, expunging every trace of sun bringing gray and wet. The happy day that had begun all turned to gloom and chill. Smiles erased and wrinkled brow spoke of care, and yet..... The warmth of love and gentle touch on shoulders bowed with care, The Joy of just being... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Wet * Cloudy * Gray Day

I'm going to need lots of coffee today or I will be falling back to sleep in my recliner. It is just too, too comfortable. Even the morning news is putting me back to sleep. There isn't even anything going on out the front window. Even the thunder and rain has stopped for the moment. I made my bed... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

I'm Still Learning From Ribcage

This morning, in the corner of my very large floor-to-ceiling bookcase in my bedroom, I found a punnet of little papers that I had forgotten about and never read. Ribcage was a word-lover, a word-spinner. He loved learning and sharing words. Anything he ran across that interested him, he would write... Sign in to see full entry.

Headlines (What is this?)