It’s Friday! Whoop whoop! The weather here has been absolutely decadent, with highs in the high 70s/low 80s and scant humidity. I had a blog post set up for Wednesday but never took it out of draft mode. Murphy’s vet…
Birthday Weekend
No not me, WM! We woke up bright and early on Saturday to take a long trip to a flea market on the grounds of the PA Renaissance Faire in Mount Hope. It was almost a 2 hour long trip…
Friday 5: Frozen Water
It’s the lunch-time cram edition of the Friday 5 – this week’s theme is Frozen Water. Which is ice. Ice. Baby. Yo VIP, let’s kick it! In what area of your life are you skating on thin ice?I have now…
Horrifying The 16yo Version of Myself
Me, 2021: And, you know, since I was awake at 6:30 in the morning and didn’t have to start work for another two hours, I decided what better time to Weed & Feed the front lawn? Me, 16: OH MY…
Show Us Your Books May 2020
Book post day! One of my favorite bloggy days of the month. It’s another four-book month and that is fine. You’ll see a reason why my reading is lower than usual in a few. The Address Book: What Street Addresses…
Scaredy-Kim gets out there!
Friends, I had a delightful weekend. TNP’s conference successfully wound down on Friday, and Mom delivered an Entenmann’s chocolate cake to my door. VERY NICE. For dinner, I had some spaghetti with pesto I froze from last year alongside a…
What I’m Listening To: Unapologetic Fun
I rediscovered (aka reset) my Spotify password the other day and found this playlist which I loved so much that I forgot it existed. It’s nothing but boppy pop music. Shuffle for optimal fun. While I am not a music…
Friday 5: Self-care
This week is TNP’s annual conference which is being held online. It’s a very ambitious program with a mix of live workshops and prerecorded sessions with live chat and as of this writing at lunchtime on the last day, everything’s…
Currently, May 2021
The beginning of the month means the Currently linkup with Anne In Residence. This month’s words are: consuming, exploring, getting, hoping, and seeing. consuming Streamers on Twitch. Yes, I’ve become a person who watches other people play video games. I…
April 2021 extras
Here are some photos and thoughts from April that were a little thin for their own posts. Nephew A turned 7 and is predictably into Minecraft. Look at this creation! It even lights up and the pick is removable. I…
Friday 5: The Winner is
Ahoy, it’s Friday! WM went back to work *at* school today. If he wasn’t vaccinated I’d be losing my mind. This is the longest amount of time we’ve been apart since March, 2020. Everyone knows that having school online is…
Angry Man Farm – Movin’ Outside
In March, I started some seeds for this year’s garden. Out of everything I planted, I emerged with: One sage plant One lavender plant Five moss roses that look barely viable Two cauliflower plants Five jalapeno peppers Five sweet pepper…