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Hit and Miss #338: How it goes these days

February 25, 2024

The cats seem to be fighting over time with me this morning—I’m sitting in the den with Pema, and Arthur’s standing at the door, begging to get in. This has...

Hit and Miss #337: Love and friendship (and data and government)

February 18, 2024

Good evening! It’s been a great week. T and I had some great meals out, plus time with friends (also involving excellent food, including a delicious...

Hit and Miss #336: Wouldn’t it be nice

February 11, 2024

Hello! Have had one of those off days—it wasn’t bad, really, just low energy, the time always passing more quickly than hoped. Ah well. I’m currently sitting...

Hit and Miss #335: Discomfort is (partially) the point

February 4, 2024

Hello! After a bit of agonizing, I spent a few happy hours in the community woodshop this afternoon. It was great to be back, and motivating—while machines...

Hit and Miss #334: Byeeee, January!

January 28, 2024

The winter doldrums are alive and well this week. T and I are both on the up-and-up, slowly, but have varying kinds of lingering meh. Coupled with the...

Hit and Miss #333: Sick, again

January 21, 2024

So it seems I have COVID. For extra real, this time—tested positive and everything. Optimistically, T had it in late December / early January and I didn’t...

Hit and Miss #332: Wintry neighbours

January 14, 2024

Winter, it seems, is finally here. The last few days of snow made for an entertaining time getting T to work yesterday morning—scoping out nearby carshare...

Hit and Miss #331: Benchin’, cattin’, linkin’

January 7, 2024

Thank you to all who wrote in with kind words wishing T and I well last week. Happy to report that we’re both back to our normal selves. (Which, for me,...

Hit and Miss #330: So, we made it

December 31, 2023

Whew. I’m writing you today from our living room, A in my lap, T in the other room. It wasn’t what we’d planned for the week—today, I was meant to be on a...

Hit and Miss #329: Another year’s books

December 24, 2023

Phew, hi! It’s been quite a week—A was sick (better now!), some difficult conversations in and around my extended family (ongoing…), and all kinds of...

Hit and Miss #328: omg me too

December 17, 2023

Hello! Much like Sameer, I’m finding myself with little to say before the links these days. So, in addition to encouraging you to go read Sameer’s (frankly...

Hit and Miss #327: Hoorah for “blank time”

December 10, 2023

Hullo! A good Sunday to you :) It’s been a good week—I was, unusually, somewhat on the ball in getting up when I meant to; it makes a huge change in the day,...

Hit and Miss #326: Bring on the winter of (inter)dependence

December 3, 2023

This morning, T and I sat in the den, me reading and her knitting, as snow peacefully but steadily fell, filling the roads, paths, and trees around us with a...

Hit and Miss #325: Independent living depends on a healthy land

November 26, 2023

It’s been a good weekend—full of the right activities, in the right proportion. T and I are rewatching Ted Lasso for probably the fifth time while hosting...

Hit and Miss #324: Responding to change (links on)

November 19, 2023

After a very days-and-nights-busy work week, it was nice to have things a bit more normal this week. T and I are getting ready to host our first overnight...

Hit and Miss #323: Change for thee, but not for me?

November 12, 2023

It’s been a very full week! We hosted our first few meals in the new place—none fancy, but we’re not particularly fancy people anyhow. We also got in some...

Hit and Miss #322: Maintenance before a busy week

November 5, 2023

Good morning! Yesterday was one of those lovely “maintenance” days. Both in the broadest sense—getting groceries, making sauce for the week ahead, going for...

Hit and Miss #321: Finishing things

October 29, 2023

Another weekend of juggling too many things—one day I’ll be sensible about what I can actually accomplish in a day, a year, a life! There’s a long list from...

Hit and Miss #320: Home (anew)

October 22, 2023

Whew. It’s been a week—a month—a season—a year. Fall’s a third over, but it’s flown by. A month ago we returned from Japan, and turned in short order to...

Hit and Miss #319: Old standbys

October 15, 2023

Hello! Things have been quite busy here the last few weeks, but the end is in sight, with quieter, calmer days ahead. T suggested—whether she realized it or...