Jenny Hansen

Humor for the Tech-Challenged

Humor for the Tech-Challenged

Happy Monday!  With the new theme up, and things running sort-of-smoothly (after a lot of trial and error), this post from last year caught my eye.  Hope it gives you a good laugh.  I’m keeping all of the original marvy comments, too.  Take heart, O Tech-Challenged Ones! ——————————————-   My blog has been requiring me(…)

Nineteenth century Winter Holiday – Sledding

For those of you already looking at snow on the ground, or envious of those who have the white stuff, this one’s for you. Folks in the 19th century had a lot of fun sledding, and doing other winter sports, too.  (Click here for last year’s post on 19thc Ice-Skating in Central Park). Here’s an excerpt(…)

Taxes, Allergies, & Fri the 13th: a typical ROW80 week

It’s ROW80 check-in time!  In the Owen household this week, we’re celebrating not only goals semi-fulfilled, but the successful navigation of  killer allergies, Friday the 13th, and tax preparation. I can’t say I suffered through the tax preparation end of things; I was spectator/sympathetic ear/sandwich preparer for He-Who-Braves-the-1040.  In other words, my spectacular hubby, Paul. So,(…)

When ROW80′s emblem starts looking like a donut

Hmm, it was hard to come up with a ROW80 theme this week.  We have President’s Day (grade-school children in tall hats and fake beards, reading patriotic poetry), Mardi Gras (wild, bead-throwing, it-stays-in-Vegas revelry), and for some of us, Lent (religious, penitent, swearing off – gasp! – chocolate). Then I remembered…Fasnacht Day, originally a Pennsylvania(…)