Awww.
I was recently encouraged to--and did--watch "The Big Bang Theory." (There's a strong line of Aspergers in my family and the show provides a lovely reminder that some folks cannot read social cues--something…
That is one very, very large Santa ... and Rudolph, as well.
Not my cup of tea -- and thankfully -- not my next-door neighbor.
Each to our own!
Tryna figure out if a message someone sent me really happened or if I dreamed it.
So many tools, platforms and options to consider. Was it an email message I read? Or one on…
Some articles I write flow.
Others, erg, don't.
Yet deadlines loom and publications need to go press (legit, this article on my plate is for a print newspaper), and so I go on.
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In looking for…
Ever one to dive into a rabbit hole, l've been pursuing, more diligently of late, a hobby--a thing, a something I like to do, and that is the making of balms and salves,…
I love this time of year. To me, it's Broth-for-Breakfast, Broth-for-Lunch, Broth-for-a-Snack, Broth-for-a-Late-Night-Somethin' Season! It's time for broth!
Broth
Broth
Broth!
I write this post as one who feels fairly confident in making broth. Maybe not your…
If you've watched The Mandalorian (and I hope you have), there are so many sweet moments between Mando/Din and Grogu.
S1, E4, Mando has Grogu in his ship and says to…
This year's make-it-happen pumpkin, complements of my mom's (Eileen's) amazing creativity and cleverness.
One over-large zucchini from the garden.
Ears and nose tip, by way of a large jalapeño pepper from the garden.
Eyes, dried cloves.
Tongue,…
Don't you just love a good citizen patrol? Especially when one involves urban-dwelling dogs, (the Ratscallions) and their owners as they take their dogs rat hunting in particularly invested areas in NW DC,…
I started hearing about/reading about shrubs a couple-few years ago. These are a pre-canning, pre-refrigeration way of "putting up" excess fruits (and some vegetables) from the farm or garden, mostly by way of…
Holy smokes! I made it to 60, but almost not 60 and one day!
I made a dry rub for a piece of pork shoulder butt I'm cooking. The rub called…
You know how you sometimes find something -- a meme, a joke, a video ... something -- that makes you laugh. And then it makes you laugh even harder and more when you…