The performer on this, Zoe Marie, is the one who wrote the music. She reminds me a bit of Jewel. I want tweak the music in places. I own all rights to the song, including the tune. Changing it is 100% my prerogative. The original recording deal fell through but it’s enough it was considered, regardless….
Some Days Are Diamonds
Still preliminary house hunting, though housing costs are inching up in our target neighborhoods so we’re expanding our search a bit. Would still prefer southern Iowa, but some of the things I’ve seen in parts of Illinois made my jaw drop. Case in point: As usual, click on the thumbnails to enlarge your view. Trust…
Le Sigh
Talking with the daughter today, we were calculating if/when a move would be possible, because… Oh yeah. This place. The house we ALL fell in love with, including G. G even mentioned the daughter could live in the downstairs space. (We hadn’t seriously broached the subject until now.) For the record, it’s further north than…
The House Always Wins
The closest we’re coming to a house move in the immediate future is a planned second cross-country trip this fall. I’m still another 3-ish years from retirement, much as I’d like to turn in my equipment and go off to play tomorrow. However, my younger daughter and I are having fun looking at what you…
Ribbed For My Pleasure
Yes, I’ve been reading too much Dangerspouse lately. For the record, rib in the title refers to the BBQ pork variety. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Today my husband was at the peak of his element, as instead of going to yard sales, we held our own. More accurately, he held our…




