Entries by Carrie Bonello

Springtime in the Desert

I have to fess up, yesterday (April 4, 2021) when the outside temperature soared to 96 degrees and the inside temperature was hovering around 82, I made an executive decision.   I flipped the thermostat from Heat to Cool; clicked the Auto button on the fan to the On position and uttered a sigh of […]

Adjustments Made

  There has been a vacant parking space in our driveway where our motorhome used to sit.  That empty space has been a constant reminder that we are getting older and giving up things we’ve always loved.   When we sold our motorhome in October of 2020 we thought that was the end of our […]

Bears Repeating

Here is a funny story or a nightmare depending on your point of view. An Alaska woman was injured last Saturday after being wounded on the bottom by a black bear while using an outhouse. Shannon Stevens, of Haines, was involved in the accident on a weekend trip to Chilkat Lake with her brother and […]

His and Hers

I assume, like most couples, Monty and I have our separate duties around the house. He is the fearless leader of all things mechanical, I do the other stuff.  Conversation yesterday at our house:  Monty:  My underwear drawer is sort of empty, there are no socks or shorts.  I looked in the hamper and it’s […]

Are You a Bookworm?

I should have spent this pandemic year learning a second  language. Monty assures me sarcasm should not be considered my second language. I might have learned to play the fiddle, actually I kind of had my heart set on a ukulele, but alas my birthday, Christmas and Valentines Day passed without one appearing on the […]

Dear Diary

Dear Diary, Day 315  and we are still trapped in the house by a tiny virus.    My hair now rivals Rapunzul, although my body does not.  I’ve spent so much time sitting, my body now resembles the contours of the  Lazy Boy. (that is not a good thing)   You can only stay busy with […]

The Rhetorical Question

I know it’s a rhetorical question. ‘Did you find everything OK?’  If you are like me, the answer is sure, even if I couldn’t find the capers, I say sure, after all I’ll find them next trip.  I go to the grocery store once a week, even though capers come in a tiny jar I’m […]

Don’t Leave Home Without One

  Like Raj on The Big Bang, Monty has a new heartthrob, her name is Siri and thank goodness her sultry voice only resides on the phone.  Siri won’t even talk to me, as confident as I sound when I address her she simply ignores me.   Monty, on the other hand, can ask Siri […]

Dinner by Candle Light

Last week we enjoyed a romantic candle lit dinner.  No special occasion, it wasn’t planned, just sort of spontaneous, Ok the power went out, but still.   I was busy warming up New’s Eve leftovers when the lights flickered, hmmm that’s odd. No big deal, then a longer S.O.S. sort of thing. Hmmm, do we […]

Good Riddance 2020

Fleetwood Mac never sounded so good – the chorus from Don’t Stop really resonates today. Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here It’ll be better than before Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone Have we ever been happier to say yesterday’s gone?  Not just yesterday but the whole damn year.  Adios, sayonara, goodbye […]