In defense of jarlic
Jarlic is short for jarred garlic, or garlic that is already minced and preserved in a jar filled with olive oil. Jarlic has a very bad reputation. Food purists hate it. “Fresh is best!”“How difficult is it to mince a…
Friday 5: Implementation
Happy Friday! Today is National Cheddar Day (sharp, please), National Tortellini Day (yum!), and Mom’s birthday! I took today off from work because I’m trying to not be in the position where I have to burn a bunch of vacation…
Wordless Wednesday 2026: Week 6
The Mug Life Chose Me #7: The Valentine Mug
A long time ago, we frequented Starbucks a lot more often, and both WM and I had scads of Starbucks “star” rewards. Starbucks used to have better coffee experiences, but (in my opinion) they have always had lovely coffee mug…
Friday 5: The body electric
Happy Friday! Today is National Chopstick Day (I’m not great with chopsticks, but I can use them) and National Bubble Gum Day (I was a Way Out Watermelon Bubblicious girl). Holy hell, what a week. Everything’s difficult and the world…
Wordless Thursday 2026: Week 5
Tardy.
January 2026 cards: Snow one like you
What kind of card do you make in January, after you’ve packed away your red and green supplies? If you’re me, you will always and forever uncreatively go for snow. I have a notebook (I have several notebooks. I have…
Friday 5: ECHO! Echo! echo!
Happy Friday! Today is National Fun at Work Day (I always enjoyed cheesy work activities) and National Big Wig Day, a perfect way to memorialize Catherine O’Hara who died today at 71 years old. She was smart, glamorous, and so…
An Eeyore kind of post
It’s been a mopey week here in the House on Literary Lane. We were smacked with a snowstorm last weekend, and it’s been so cold that it’s just not melting. The icy coating on top of the snow is so…
Wordless Wednesday 2026: Week 4
My 2026 Vision board
Maybe it’s because my visions are attainable — rather than “hey I’m going to become a figure skater this year!” — but my 2025 vision board (more likely my habit of checking in on it every week) seemed to pay…
