It’s been a while since I let you in on what we’ve been up to at home. In part because things have been progressing rather slowly, in part because we’ve been making a few boo-boos here and there that I wasn’t too proud to share. But our latest mishap is too major not to, if only as a warning: The more you want something to happen, the harder it’s going to be! Just kidding. Sort of.

As the years pass and I’m growing older, hopefully a little bit wiser too, I’m starting to understand that there are no absolutes in life. Some things I’ve said I’d never do have come back to remind me never to say “never” again (especially to people who can keep you accountable for it 🙂 ) For instance, for about a decade now I’ve been a vegetarian by choice 98% of the time, with the occasional slip once or twice a year – crispy bacon, I can’t resist you – and I used to say I don’t eat meat and then realized that it was a lie because I do in fact eat meat, at least a couple of times a year when I really crave it. Writing this blog for so many years has taught me the same thing, even in things as “trivial” as decoration. The latest example? I could never, ever accept taxidermy and animal trophies as elements of décor!!  is something I’ve repeatedly made clear to friends and family over the years. Nothing formerly alive, no stuffed and mounted game trophies in our house. Never!