Good Things: It was an icy, snowy week here. WM’s school district made all of the right calls with delayed openings and closings. On Saturday I accomplished a lot in what I used to call the craft room but now…
Friday 5: Random topic generator
Happy Friday, which is National Popcorn Day. (That link is interesting – I’d have loved to see a horse drawn popcorn wagon!) But most importantly, it’s a bona fide snow day in South Jersey. WM was home from school and…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 3
December and January cards
My December holiday cards this year featured a stamp set I bought a few years ago and didn’t use: It’s called Merry Beachy Christmas and features Santa in a tropical setting. I used blue and yellowish inks to “paint” the…
Good and Meh 2024: Week 2
It’s Monday and I am writing this while watching the NJ Devils play an afternoon game at Boston. Devils are losing but they have so many injured players right now that it’s a miracle they’re staying competitive. I’m supposed to…
Friday 5: Stolen 5
Happy Friday, which is also National Pharmacist Day (hello, BvP!) and National Marzipan Day. It is also the day I received my driver’s license in 1990. And my friend Brian Z’s birthday. I just returned home from giving blood. One…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 2
Good & Meh 2024: Week 1
Monday, Monday. I have today off and my calendar is filled with here-and-there things. Donate books at the library, swing by the post office, pick up heartworm and flea/tick preventative at the vet. (For the dog.) But how was last…
Friday 5: Touch that dial
Happy Friday, which is also National Whipped Cream Day (I approve) and National Bird Day (cheep). INT. KIM’S OFFICE – DAYKIM RUSSELL, a nondescript 51 year old woman who doesn’t look a day over 49, sits at her desk composing…
The 2023 goal review and goals for 2024
On January 31, 2022 I made some goals for 2023. Let’s see how it all shook out. 2023 Misses: Home: The garden wasn’t great, which I’m blaming on weather and the smoky air in June. I didn’t find a concrete…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 1
Holiday Movie and Special Roundup – 2023
Happy New Year, friends! May it be kind to us all. Steamboat Willie is now part of the public domain so you’d better believe I’m using him here on the blog! We consumed a good amount of holiday media between…
