Happy Friday! Today is National Repeal Day honoring the end of Prohibition and Bathtub Party Day. I do have a tub and I have never taken a bath in it, even though I love taking baths in hotels. I’m a…
The Mug Life Chose Me #5: Philly’s Holiday Light Show
Behold: we have officially entered festive mug season! The Wanamaker Light Show is one of Philadelphia’s most enduring holiday traditions. I’ve seen the show more times than I can count, stretching all the way back to childhood. This show has…
Advent 2025 Week 1: Hope
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”— Desmond Tutu
Friday 5: That time of year
Happy Friday! It is Black Friday and, while it’s technically Buy Nothing Day, I absolutely did not observe that. Mom and I went out to participate in some of the tomfoolery. We started at Kohl’s, headed to Cherry Hill Mall…
Still happening
On Tuesday night in yoga class our instructor read this passage: “I am grateful, not for everything that has happened, but that I am still happening.“ I tried to look up that quote later and couldn’t find an author anywhere….
Wordless Wednesday: Week 48
Friday 5: Somewhere, waiting for me
Happy Friday! Today is National Stuffing Day (I’m a Stove Top fan, won’t even lie) and National Gingerbread Cookie Day! It’s also the end of a long week. I’m getting better, WM has been sick, energy level is low, low,…
Wordless “Wednesday”: Week 47
(yep, another Thursday post. sorry!)
A little less bounce, a little more design
(A rant by Kim Russell) I am not a designer by any stretch of the imagination; but I can spot bad design from a mile away. And as someone who has used a “bounce” font for her blog logo for…
Friday 5: Eight tiny scorpions
Happy Friday! Today is National Pickle Day (bread & butter chips and sweet gherkins for me, thanks!), National Seat Belt Day (always), and National Spicy Guacamole Day! Guac was an acquired taste for me. I didn’t really enjoy it until…
Wordless Wednesday: Week 46
(posted Thursday because I’m under the weather)
Land ho! We’re back!
Happy Monday! The content from 10/31 onward was pre-written and scheduled because last week WM and I were sailing on the Disney Treasure! The Treasure is one of the newest ships in the fleet and we had been planning this…
