LAURIE ROCKENBECK
My personal and random blog
Calendars; just art on the wall.
I like calendars. Whenever I go into a store at this time of year, I can't help but stop and look at them. Puppies, kittens, horses, Mucha,Degas, Renoir, Vargas, and the list could go on for way longer than you are willing to read. The thing is, every year there are...
Tonic Water; Clever Little Poison
I was leaving Whole Foods today when I noticed a woman pushing a cart with just three six packs of Whole Foods Tonic water. I have to admit the bright purple packaging is sort of festive, but I doubt that the purchase was motivated by the color. As I pondered the...
Vroom, Vroom
Almost exactly a month ago, I got rear-ended on the freeway. I was literally stopped behind traffic, the car behind me stopped and the car behind him made for a double whammy. It turns out that there was actually some damage to my bumper, though I didn't see it until...
Chasing a Dead Cousin-Part 1?
I got this phone call on November 19th from someone in Helena, MT who works for the State of Montana retirement division. She was calling to confirm the closure of my cousin's estate. The first part of the conversation was rather convoluted, you see, because she had...
Four More Days…
Gah. Only four more days of NaNoWriMo. I know the hubby is looking forward to not hearing me say, "I need to do my wordcount." The kids are looking forward to me paying some attention to them. I know the youngest is tired of me saying, "No, I'm writing. Play by...
All-Clad is All-Awesomeness
Ever buy something really wonderful and expensive without thinking much about what might happen to it, say, ten years down the road? We bought a 12" non-tick All Clad saute pan about ten years ago and used it regularly. Almost daily. After long and hard use, but...
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