A long time ago our department brought on a co-op for a semester. It was a really wild and busy time for us, and at the end of her term, our lovely co-op gave me this mug that says “unplug.”…
Friday 5: Levels of care
Happy Friday! Today is Black Poetry Day –here’s In This Place (An American Lyric) by Amanda Gorman if you need a little lift. It’s also National Pasta Day (I’d have it every day if I could) and National Edge Day…
Wordless Wednesday: Week 42
September 2025 cards: A happy autumnal accident
I originally planned for September’s cards to have a cozy back to school vibe. I already had a stamp set with various office objects: a desk, a typewriter, books, shelves, and so on. I stamped them all out (eight individual…
Friday 5: Ten slash ten
Happy Friday! Today is National Angel Food Cake Day (they’re okay, better with toppings), National Handbag Day (I have a few nice purses which I rarely use) and National Metric Day, which is a perfect use of the 10/10 date….
Wordless Wednesday: Week 41
A Clarion call
I’m still reading Mary Oliver’s Devotions, just very slowly. As in, I took a break this summer. This morning I returned to this practice and the first poem I read was At the River Clarion. The whole poem hit me…
The ritual of Best Sleep Saturday
In this Friday 5 I mentioned that I am zealous about sleep. I’m a good sleeper. Even in these years punctuated by hot flashes and occasional wakefulness, I’m very good at getting myself back to sleep. But getting her took…
Friday 5: It’s their birthday
Happy Friday! Today is National Techies Day (I love techy people!) and National Boyfriend Day (no thanks, I’m already busy with a husband and a dog. I’m at my lifetime man quota.). It’s also the last day of a work…
Wordless Wednesday: Week 40
The Mug Life Chose Me #3: Grounds & Hounds mug
I drink coffee but I’m not picky about it. That lack of palate gives me the freedom to try coffee from different roasters without worrying whether I’ll hate a batch because the oak note is too strong or the finish…
Friday 5: 52.6641°N 8.6288°W
Happy Friday! Today is National Dumpling Day (steamed please!), National Compliance Officer Day (mmkay), and National Situational Awareness Day. … Friends, I have been starting these posts with the National Day observances and I fear that I may have hit…
