Years ago I bought an Epson Stylus CX6400 printer. It prints. It scans. It copies. It’s a little workhorse. That is, it was until today. Today we powered it up and were greeted with an error message. The message was … Continue reading →
On the first business day of every year the Wall Street Journal publishes a special issue. It’s a wonderful retrospective of the prior year. This special issue is a must-have item for The Man of the House. In Bellevue it … Continue reading →
The parents of the Man of the House sent us a special treat for the holidays. We received a box of hagelslag. They’re dark chocolate sprinkles that the Dutch put these on buttered toast. To be honest, it was the … Continue reading →
Last year I asked readers if anyone could identify this plant: Recently, Richard of XID, a weed identification system, supplied the answer. This is a lovely photo of a lamium purpureum. Other, more common names, for this plant include red … Continue reading →
Over the holiday The Man of the House and I visited Fort Flagler State Park. The day was crisp, but sunny and bright. I knew we were in for something special when I spotted two bald eagles in the trees. … Continue reading →
The Man of the House and I love our cheese. It was a big deal when Tillamook ran out of their sharp cheddar earlier this year. It was another big event for us when we noticed that Costco now offers … Continue reading →
We recently sold our home. It was quite an adventure! For the last few Mondays I’ve been posting about the experience. What surprised me. What worked for us and what didn’t work. Today’s post is the last in the series. … Continue reading →
Let me start out by saying that I’m not a doctor. I have no medical knowledge or training. What I do have is a heck of a cold. So I started taking some cold medicine. Over the course of several … Continue reading →
