(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!…
Wordless Wednesday 2025: Week 33
What I read in the Spring/Summer of 2025
I’ve finally managed to wrangle myself back into a reading habit. How? By setting a cheeky-20 minute timer every day and making myself read. I can do anything for 20 minutes, and if the alarm goes off and I feel…
Friday 5: In vino veritas
Happy Friday! Today is National Mochi Day (I really need to try this), Global Sleep Under the Stars Night (I’ve never been camping), and most importantly, a Summer Friday. It would be my second-to-last Summer Friday; however, I took next…
Wordless Wednesday: Week 32
July 2025 cards: I crafted a watermelon?
(With apologies to Dirty Dancing, I didn’t carry a watermelon…I crafted fourteen of them!) A little review for the new readers: my current craft is making greeting cards. I’m a member of MetaFilter’s Card Club, meaning not only do I…
Happy HTML Day!
Today is HTML Day! I did not know this! Hat-tip to MetaFilter user fizzzzzzzzzzzy for posting about it. I thought it would be fitting to share my thoughts here as well. Learning HTML changed my life. I graduated in January…
Friday 5: Puck around and find out
Rabbit rabbit! Happy August and happy Friday! Today is International Mahjong Day (Mahjong is having a moment, but it also looks super confusing) and Respect for Parents Day (Respect should be earned). WM had his six week post-op appointment yesterday…
Journal prompt: avoiding the downward spiral
Hi! We’re back from a few days at HersheyPark. I think this is the sixth year we’ve gone. It would be seven years but y’know…2020. I used the only decent and bloggable photo on yesterday’s Wordless Wednesday post. A lack…
