Julie Barrett
barrettmanor.com
Julie Barrett
@barrettmanor.com
(she/her) Writer of words. Maker of things. Taker of photographs. Servant to cats.
Delivery drivers ring your doorbell? I'm lucky mine get put in the porch box rather than tossed at the door.
December 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The number was from a different area code than mine, but the same prefix as mine. I guess they thought I'd see it as local and take the bait. Nope. And if I "stood out in the media" as he claimed, I wouldn't need his help.

Be careful out there.
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
One can never have enough to read!
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
He also doesn't understand that students (at least where I live) are also required to buy at least a dozen colored pencils. How else will they color in the red and blue states? Oh, they just need red. I forgot.
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM