Happy Friday! Today is National Chianti Day, National Cheese Pizza Day, and my 53rd birthday! Happy birthday to me! I survived yet another trip around the sun and am ready to celebrate. I spent a good chunk of today at…
Wordless Wednesday: Week 36
August 2025 cards: Watercolor WOW!
Rabbit rabbit! Happy September! Another month gone means another set of cards here on the blog. When I was looking for inspiration for my July cards, I pinned a design featuring a stamped bouquet of flowers with splashes of color…
Friday 5: Me-time
Happy Friday! Today is National Lemon Juice Day (my mom used to wash my hair with lemon juice as a kid to make it blonder), National Chop Suey Day (rarely happens, but I truly I have no comment on this…
Sugar, Sugar
I was never a comic book kid EXCEPT for Archie. I loved Riverdale High as much as I loved Rydell High, and my actual high school years were quite the disappointment, comparatively. No carnivals, no diners where the entire school…
Wordless Wednesday: Week 35
The Mug Life Chose Me #1: The Disneyland Hotel mug
I have a plethora of coffee mugs. Mugs make a fantastic and functional souvenir. But even the mugs that aren’t from a specific location remind me of where I was emotionally when I purchased them. Sadly, I don’t have enough…
Saturday coffee thoughts
Good afternoon! I’m still nursing my Café Bustelo Medium Roast from breakfast. Here’s a brain dump of small things not worthy of full blog posts. Most of these thoughts started elsewhere online, but it always feels nice to keep your…
Friday 5: An assuring hopeful kind of a sign
Happy Friday! Today is Folklore day, (folklore and evermore are my favorite TSwift albums), National Tooth Fairy Day (these days I prefer for all my teeth to stay in my mouth, thankyouverymuch), and sadly, my last Summer Friday off of…
Wordless Wednesday: Week 34
(dirty dated to yesterday)
Abundance, by the book (of stamps)
As a 1980s teenager I was part of a penpal ring. We’d send letters, stickers, and slam books. I had loads of stationery, construction paper, and return address labels purchased from the Current Catalog which amazingly still exists today! But…
Friday 5: Ladies and gentlemen put your hands together for…
“And now, straight from the Garden State, blogger ordinaire and undefeated champion of hammock lounging … Kiiiim Russellllllllllllllllllllll! (smattering of applause, someone in the back whistles) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (smiles graciously, gives a little wave) Happy Friday!…
