Tag: marriage

Divine Intervention

by Karen, posted in family, Midlife Crisis

One morning, as I was rushing around getting ready for my day, I finished getting dressed and then went to get my earrings. I reached  into the small vintage glass  Pyrex pudding dish where I keep the few pieces of jewelry that I wear most frequently, intending to get my favorites. They were a pair … Continue reading Divine Intervention

How to plant asparagus and potatoes (spring garden part 2)

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, gardening

After the rototilling (thanks, Bill!) and the fertilizing and the leveling the soil in the raised beds with a rake was finished, we started planting. About a quarter of one of the gardens was planted with asparagus about 3 years ago, and we both love it so much we decided to expand that garden. We … Continue reading How to plant asparagus and potatoes (spring garden part 2)

Rate your mate

by Karen, posted in relationships

The March 2011 Cosmopolitan Magazine contains The Sex Quiz for 20-somethings to take to find out what...well, you can do that math. I decided to design a quiz that we forty(and over)-somethings can take to gauge the viability and durability of our marriages (or other less formal but no less consuming unions). Here are the … Continue reading Rate your mate

Spring garden, part 1: the herbs

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, fitness, gardening, health

In honor of National Herb Week (first week of May) we're starting to get our herb garden into shape for this year. A quick tour of the raised bed revealed a nice surprise: some of last years perennial herbs have greened up already and are looking pretty edible. The first ones I noticed were the chives. As Stephen … Continue reading Spring garden, part 1: the herbs

Write it down, make it happen

by Karen, posted in books, Date night, family, fitness, health, Life in the cube, Midlife Crisis, no fear, Someone's gotta say it, tweens, writing, yoga

Okay, it's a book (not mine!) title. It occurred to me to apply the philosophy of: "If you build it, they will come" espoused by James Earl Jones and put into force by Kevin Costner in the Field of Dreams movie which coincidently (?!) contained a female lead character named "Karen" (not sure how she … Continue reading Write it down, make it happen

Oh, Rob! (Picnic date night)

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, local fun, restaurants

I admit it: I have crushes. All the time. My husband is pretty tolerant of them. He even produced a picture of Boston Rob for me for Christmas last year (downloaded from the internet and printed...in color!). I'm exceedingly happy now that Survivor is back with its new season, Redemption Island. For date night this particular week … Continue reading Oh, Rob! (Picnic date night)

Put on a happy face

by Karen, posted in family

So, it's cold and dark outside most of the time now, with the (nearly daily) threat of snow looming large, and it can be hard to find your happy place. You may not even notice that you've lost it at first. Maybe a family member (read: husband) or a friend says, "Hey, what's up? You don't … Continue reading Put on a happy face

What this woman got: Valentine edition, part 3

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, Holidays, local fun, movies, restaurants, tweens

First order of business: skip the gym. My husband and I had planned to celebrate the day during the child-free hours we had, from 7am until about 3:30pm (the school day). There was a medical appointment (mine) at 10:30am, but that was quick and we didn't let it mess up our day. Which was good, … Continue reading What this woman got: Valentine edition, part 3

What do women want? Valentine edition Part 1

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, Holidays, italian, local fun, restaurants

Maybe you've been happily married for many years, and have successfully navigated several Valentine's Day holidays. Maybe you've had some great successes with figuring out what your spouse might like, and then actually being able to deliver it. One thing that you can do for your female significant other that will almost definitely be well … Continue reading What do women want? Valentine edition Part 1

February date night

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, movies, restaurants

Well, it's been a while since we've been able to have a date night due to college classes resuming for our elder child (who babysits our younger child), but the planets aligned so we got our dinner and a movie. The dinner part was at Ruby's in York. We got the coupons from the SuperCoupons monthly mailer … Continue reading February date night