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May 18, 2018

Friday 5: How About a Knuckle Sandwich?

Happy Friday! It was a busy week, and blogging got away from me. Sunday was Mother's Day and I took Mom to the Phillies game. After an hour rain delay, the game started and was a lot of fun. And the Phillies won! They're only a half-game out of first in the division. Monday I had an eye appointment. I got new glasses. They're purple. I'm on the fence. I was going for quirky and creative but I'm afraid I landed on old and eccentric. Tuesday was WM's birthday! We had pizza and cake ...

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May 15, 2017

Happy Birthday WM!

Happiest of birthdays to the man who makes my soul sing. My favorite person. My adventuring history teacher, best friend, and biggest dooshbag (sic, and with love) I've ever known. Happy birthday, Tiger! ...

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February 17, 2014

Stupid beading tricks: Seahorse set

Happy Presidents Day! Mom's birthday was on Thursday, and unfortunately, our get-together was snowed out. (Surprise, surprise.) Instead we went out last night to Iron Hill Brewery. As part of her gift, I made her this bracelet/earrings set: The cream beads came from Michaels, the small round ceramic washers from createyourbliss on Etsy, and the seahorses from Artbeads.com. I strung them with waxed linen cording. I usually use flexible beading wire, so working with the linen was new to me. ...

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October 6, 2013

Happy birthday, Kristen!

The lovely Kristen, bride of my brother-who-never-reads-this-blog, has a round-number birthday today. Happy birthday to you! Your kind heart and creativity has brought my family many happy days. I love you and am so happy to call you sister! ...

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February 10, 2006

mom’s birthday dinner

From the PhoneCam!Happy birthday mom ! Originally uploaded by ladygypsy.Mom's bday dinner at the olive. Watermelon jolly rancher martini for me! Happy friday! :) ...

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January 17, 2005

Baby, it’s cold outside

Tonight my Weatherpixie says 19 degrees. I hate the cold, but to be fair, this is the first REALLY cold day we've had this winter. The Weatherpixie looks all composed and warm in a tiny black jacket. Her real life counterpart is bundled up so thick that she looks like this doll. Max, on the other hand, enjoys the cold. He relishes it. He loves it so much that he still insists on going on walks in the subfreezing weather. He loves it so much that I'm considering shaving him bald so that he'll NOT ...

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December 1, 2004

Tales from the treadmill

Today while walking/jogging/wheezing at the YMCA, I watched an infomercial on the television for the Total Gym. Having been suckered in by these ads before, I had no interest in the product. Instead, I ogled Christie Brinkley.When I was a kid and teen, she was the bomb. She was the epitome of what I wanted to look like. I washed my hair with Prell for years in an effort to get her look. I used Cover Girl makeup for years in an effort to get her look. She was the Catherine Zeta-Jones of my ...

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September 11, 2004

September 11, 2004

I'm still stuffed from last night's Buca di Beppo dinner. Cousin Tricia gave me a sweet little bag from Nine West, Cousin Sue gave me a set of Lenox Tweety Salt&Pepper Shakers, and Aunt Dee gave me a pearl pendant. Not too shabby, hm?And that puts an end to the birthdayings.The football season has begun, and my interest level has gone from "none" to "mild" since I created my fantasy football team. Thor is much more of a college football fan, and follows his school's team closely. He'll be ...

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September 8, 2004

Birthday wrapup

Birthday wrapupMood: CheeryWork Docket: Finished the big weekly meeting a little bit ago. Need to make a bajillion telephone calls this afternoon.Lunch: Probably Subway. Need to pick up an eye pillow at the mall because...Evening: After a 5 month or so break, I'm restarting yoga. I like the flexibility, and after reading about Dr. Dave's yoga exploits, I have the bug again.Birthday card final total: Nine. Received one from John's girlfriend (waves hi), and one from our financial advisor. ...

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September 5, 2004

September 5, 2004

ummm....yeah. OK. continuing on...Mom, it's my birthday!Mood: ContentBirthday plans: Thor wants to go to Cherry Hill mall to search for duds for the cruise. We're going out to dinner with Mom & John to Tangerine in Philadelphia. (warning, site maximizes window and STILL makes you launch a separate window for silly Flash interface)Birthday cards received: Three, all from family. One from Mom, one from John (both hand-delivered) and one from Mama and Papa Turberville. Total card count: 7.Also ...

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July 28, 2004

July 28, 2004

Happy Birthday, Thor!Happy Birthday, Thor, my dearHusband, partner, lover, friend.My readers rarely of you hearYour privacy I do defend.Although some years have passed since IYour countenance did first behold.The sparkles in your eyes implyYour boyish heart that won't grow oldYear three-and-thirty for you broughtEnough events to fill a tome,More blessings than we once had thought,Prosperity, and now, a home.A year that has more "up", less "down" Contentment in both work and play.Continued ...

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February 14, 2004

February 14, 2004

Happy Birthday Mom!Actually, her bday is February 13th. The date above says the 14th, but since I haven't slept yet, I still consider ither birthday. Tonight we went to the Borgata, where we ate a nice dinner and gambled. It was hella crowded, what with the V-Day and President's Weekend crowds, and the bozos that figure Friday the 13th sounds like a lucky day to go gambling. I couldn't get a seat at the Roulette tables, so I resorted to slots. Did OK. Between Thor and I, only $70 or so was lost. ...

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I've been blogging for over twenty (2 decades! 2-0!) years and I'm apparently one of the few over-50 female bloggers who haven't sold out to THE MAN yet; hence this blog remains quirky, homespun, and unprofitable. No big. However, if you're from Disney, Doritos, or Dave Matthews Band, I'm open to talk about selling out.

I live in Southern New Jersey with my husband WM, and our dog Murphy. I'm an adult who likes Disney but not a Disney Adult. I used to work a fun (really!) office job in Philadelphia, but since March of 2020 I'm a work from home hermit. So if you're looking for a childless, slightly round, marginally boring GenX woman's blog to follow, you've come to the right place! :)

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