I worked at Petsmart while in college- an excellent part time job with many memorable experiences. Someone STOLE the Cockatoo during work hours... did they put an $1,800 bird under their shirt and just walk out? Sandra Bullock came in for dog food one time. I fitted a Serval cat for a harness to walk …
Author: Lauren
Writer, wife, mother, gardner, painter, handyman, salesman, etc. with a love of fishing, feminism, cats, laughing, and clean houses.
This and That
So we've had a bit of business around here, most good, some less than great- and as I always do when it's been a while- I wind up in my own head that the first post back has to be awesome and then give myself writer's block. The only surefire way around this is, of …
French Cottage Garden Style
We all learn and remember things best in different ways- a fascinating concept, really. Some people remember things they've heard best. I am not one of those, which is a big detriment being a salesman, but I make do as best I can. Some people remember things they write down best- so note taking is …
Cat in the Buttercups
It's been yet another busy couple of weeks. We had our 15 year wedding anniversary (20 years together) and had a lovely couple of days with a dinner at home with the girls on our actual anniversary and a night out in San Antonio the next night just the two of us. It is my …
April Showers Bring April Flowers
Been a while! I mean, not for y'all, I had a ton of scheduled posts that I launched while I was tied up elsewhere, but we've had a number of busy weeks and weekends. Work Travel! Sickness! Hosting a neighborhood plant swap party! A 10 year old's birthday that involved a trip to NASA to …
Random Picture Post
I used to do a lot of Random Picture Day posts back in the day. This was one of my favorites. Today's installment... a stacked pebble tower! "Oh, Andy loved geology. I imagine it appealed to his meticulous nature. An ice age here, million years of mountain building there. Geology is the study of pressure …
Batmobile
Originally posted in 2014, and reposting now because I totally forgot I saw the batmobile on the road that one time! So, the thing with being an outside salesman with a huge territory is that, interspersed amongst the hours of mind numbing driving, you run across stuff like this. Yup. Totally the Batmobile. Bet it's …
