“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” Thích Nhất Hạnh
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 50
(week 50?!)
Kim’s Favorite Things 2024
In the spirit of last year’s Kim’s Favorite Things (and as a protest over how unattainable some of Oprah’s picks are – a $200 stovetop popcorn popper where you still have to stir the popcorn yourself??) here are this year’s…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 49
Advent 2024 Week 1: Hope
“Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.” Maya angelou
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 48
Friday 5: And the world laughs with you
Happy Friday, which is also National Cranberry Relish Day. I don’t recognize that photo at all because my preferred cranberry side comes in a can and has ridges on the side of it. I’ve been absent for a while. I…
Friday 5: Look who decided to show up
Rabbit rabbit! Happy Friday, which is also National Cinnamon Day (I like) and National Calzone Day (I also like). It’s also the day after Halloween. We had fewer kids visit this year; about 57 total. In prior years we used…
Juneteenth
Read: What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History (Blavity) The vibes are very off this Juneteenth (MSNBC) How About We Don’t Make Juneteenth Another Generic Holiday (Betches) 40 Acres and a Lie…
Valentine’s Day cards 2024
I bought a LOT of craft supplies during the thickest part of the COVID pandemic, and because I was sad (pandemic) I barely used any of it. So other than cardstock, tape, and glue, this year I want to use…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 3
Holiday Movie and Special Roundup – 2023
Happy New Year, friends! May it be kind to us all. Steamboat Willie is now part of the public domain so you’d better believe I’m using him here on the blog! We consumed a good amount of holiday media between…














