Category Archives: politics

Saturday, bathrooms, routines, and random thoughts

Posted on July 24, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

We are creatures of habit here in the kingdom. Disruptions to our routine are not met with joy but we manage to adjust when we have to – Bear’s work schedule has gone from second shift when I first met … Continue reading →

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DIvision

Posted on January 15, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

And not the kind you learned in Math classes. We walk every day at the local park because without two walks a day, Maverick is unbearable to live with. I adore him. I am old and he is not. He … Continue reading →

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Do you remember?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Do you remember walking into a store and seeing smiles? Do you remember seeing shelves full of goods, more than you could ever want? Do you remember turning on the news and seeing actual stories, real reporting? Do you remember … Continue reading →

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Fear and loathing

Posted on November 16, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Trigger warning – I use the f word a lot in this post. (sorry) I’ve been trying to write something for over a week and I just can’t seem to get past a few paragraphs. Most days I walk around … Continue reading →

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Ration books and memories

Posted on November 5, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

My mother lived through both WWII and the Great Depression. On rare occasions, normally when someone of her generation was present, she would talk about those times. She was a great believer in “use it up, wear it out, make … Continue reading →

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2 weeks has become 6 months

Posted on September 9, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Two weeks to flatten the curve. That’s what they told us. Two weeks, we just had to stay apart and wash our hands till the skin fell off and everything would be fine. And we did it. And it worked. … Continue reading →

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Mornings are for the birds

Posted on July 8, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

The Bear took a job a year ago working at the school as a custodian. He’s retired, and he was bored, and I was one episode of MASH away from shooting the TV, so this was a very good decision. … Continue reading →

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Dear “news” people

Posted on March 14, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Are you happy? Are you proud of yourselves? For the past three and a half years, you have been relentless in your pursuit of the next crisis. You have fed us so much crap that no one believes you anymore. … Continue reading →

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It’s just knitting – or is it?

Posted on July 10, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Over the past few days I’ve joined a few groups that have been formed in response to Ravelry’s “no hate speech unless you hate Trump and then it’s okay” policy. I’m sad. I’m sad about the number of people who … Continue reading →

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I’m a knitter

Posted on June 24, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

And what I knit is normally given away. I like to buy yarn – the craft room closets are stuffed and there are baskets sitting about where Maverick can’t get into them, filled with yarn. My brain is constantly thinking … Continue reading →

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