Bfth's Boring Blog

Spring has officially been here for nearly two weeks and outside life is blossoming.  (Inside life is blooming as well, which I'll get to.)  While the temperatures today don't necessarily feel like spring (we're only in the 40s...I need better temperatures...PLEASE), we are moving towards warmer and brighter days.  Again, even though it doesn't feel like it today...it's chilly and overcast with drizzle.  Personally, I wish the drizzle would stop and we would get a good soaking rain.  Because if it's going to be wet, let's go all in.  Let's have a good downpour! Why do I want rain when I am such a sun worshipper?  They say April showers bring May flowers and I'm all in for that (although I'd like my flowers sooner please), that's not the reason I want rain.  You see, another sign of spring renewal here is the "opening" of the pond.  What does that entail?  The netting that is placed over it for the winter is removed.  The critters ...

  It's April 1st, or as it's also known April Fool's Day.  I was never one to try and pull a big practical joke, but both my mother and I would try small jokes that sometimes worked and sometimes didn't.  I could usually get them to work on my mother if I got her early enough in the morning, before she realized the date.  And my "tricks" were usually simple:  OMG!  Do you see what's in the backyard?!  Or "What happened to your car?"  So on April 1st, I'm thinking of my mom and wishing I could try a prank out on her. But today pulling a prank or a gag would be difficult.  What crazy thing could I say? Got Covid?  Inject yourself with bleach Hey did you see, gas is under $2 a gallon? Did you know windmills cause cancer? Did you hear?  They're tearing down (part of) the White House! We can stop that hurricane with a nuclear weapon! Let's replace teachers with robots/AI! I don't like the results; let's storm the...

  Note: This is a "pseudo" follow up to  https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/g-r-e-t.html  and  https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/f-d-t.html What could be better on a (sort of) Sunny Spring (in name only) Saturday than to go for a walk with a few friends and LOTS of strangers?  So that's what I did on Saturday, March 28th in East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg.  (Because that's where the walk took me/us.) While walking alone can be nice (and I do that a lot), I wanted to join a group of people, but was shy.  Luckily, I knew someone who was going to walk (along with her husband) and who was willing to show me the way and keep me in my comfort zone.  (For which I am extremely grateful.) Late Saturday morning, I drove from my house to her house which is in the same unincorporated community, but a different township.  (I live in Barrett, she lives in Paradise and another friend lives in Price...and yet we all have the same zip co...

W hat does GREAT mean?  I decided the best way to was to go to the definitive dictionary...Merriam-Webster, which gives us multitudes of answers: 1.      notably large in size : huge 2.      large in number or measure  (example:  great amount of money) 3.       remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness (example:  war causes great bloodshed) 4.      used as a generalized term of approval  (example:  a great time at the party) 5.      eminent, distinguished:  (example:  George Washington was a great man) 6.      markedly superior in character or quality: noble 7.       remarkably skilled  (example:  Jack Nicklaus is a golf great) 8.       more remote in a family relationship by a single generation than a specified relative (great grandfather) 9.  ...

Spring officially arrives (or arrived, depending on when you are reading this) today.  (Unless you are on the opposite of the world, like my cousins, in which case, welcome to autumn.)  Welcome Spring!  I've missed you so much!  I am so ready for you! I am ready for my heat not to turn on at 6 in the morning. (Like an alarm clock.) I am ready for my feet not to freeze when I get out of bed and they hit the bedroom floor.  (Although I will be eternally grateful for the heated bathroom floor.  Total genius.) I am ready to go back outside and walk for exercise rather than "walking" inside.  (I've been doing Leslie Sansone's walk-outs for decades.  Love them, but I am ready to get some fresh air.) I am ready to NOT wear layers.  Yes  I love my sweaters (and they can hide a multitude of flaws), but I am ready to go back to skirts (even with my veiny legs) and blouses (even those with no sleeves...so what if my arm fat wobbles?). I am rea...

 Nearly 30 years ago (whew...that's a long time) I got married.  Since it's been three decades, my memories of certain aspects of the wedding and the build up to it are a bit fuzzy.  I vaguely remember going to one of those bridal events/shows where you could find just about everything you might need to make YOUR day everything you wanted it to be.  I'm pretty sure that I went with my maid of honor (who I have sadly lost touch with...that doesn't speak well of me, I'm sure.)  But there is one thing that does stand out in my mind; finding my dress. Now my wedding was going to be relatively small.  I had a maid of honor, but no other bridesmaids.  My husband had a best man, but no groomsmen.  My (late) brother and a good friend of my husband (who hit on my maid of honor which may be one of the reasons we lost touch), served as ushers.  The wedding was not held at a church (although it was officiated by my pastor and my unofficial "aunt" who w...