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!…
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…
