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Tuesday Things
Have you seen the funny/not funny viral tiktok where the woman lists off her 2020 goals? Yeah. I grabbed my 2020 bullet journal to get my Christmas list organized and realized I haven’t put a new...
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(Black) Friday Finds
Source In the spirit of Christmas shopping the Friday after Thanksgiving, I’m linking up some favorite online goodies. Beautiful beeswax candles. This and some “ammo” for a little (or not so little)....
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Tuesday Things
Just a few non-sequiturs before we get to the things: That picture of those freshly crushed cranberries and sugar? I wish I could bottle that smell and send it to all of you. But you can make it at...
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Tuesday Things
In 9th grade, I beat Mike Lankfer to win the gym class ping pong championship. I’m still proud because that guy was a JERK. Abram is not a jerk, but I still love beating him. He beats me every time we...
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Tuesday Things
My favorite picture of this bunch is probably the reflection of me, sitting in front of the washer, waiting for the spin cycle to kick in. We’ve done that plenty since Christmas, when the pump on our...
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Tuesday Things
I am not a food blogger, but I’m sharing sub-par pictures of food because both of those salads were delicious. The beet salad I threw together with leftovers from the pantry and fridge. The chicken...
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Tuesday Things
Our January had some really good stuff. And a whole lot of not good stuff. Now it’s February. Praise be.Also, Sticker charts are good if you’re three, 13, or 43. On to things: Knitting: Hearts. They...
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Friday Finds
Source How bad is your Spotify? Isn’t it nice to have a President who has pets again? Anyone else feeling stuck? A guide to action. One of the few accounts I miss on IG is Chris Newman’s Sylvanaqua...
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Tuesday Things
February has been a month of growth. This is what I say when I don’t want to talk about how astronomically difficult this month has been personally – when I decide that Texas and coronavirus and crazy...
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Tuesday Things
In giving up social media, I accidentally stepped away from here. I love this little online journal, and the friends I’ve met here, but I’ve also been happier and healthier this month. I don’t know...
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Tuesday Things
Thunder is rumbling. Trees are budding out. Over the weekend we started to get our garden beds ready and talked about when and how we are going to plant. We added two grow bags instead of the three...
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Tuesday Things
It’s spring. Turtles in crazy numbers warm themselves on fallen logs. My crab apples have flowered and lost their flowers. I relished the mornings of sitting on my porch drinking coffee and listening...
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43.
Stay cigarette free. (Over one year and counting!).Finish the Chicago embroidery project.Have the embroidered cities framed and hung.Fill a box of socks for me (with at least three different...
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Tuesday Things
It’s a lot of pictures, I know. It’s been a lot of days. I’ll sum up. I celebrated my birthday in Michigan. Violet celebrated being fully vaccinated with shopping and lunch at a restaurant. Abram...
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Tuesday Things
I think my love of gardening last year was a pandemic novelty. While 3/4 of my tomatoes and 3/5 of my peppers are doing well and my radishes were deliciously peppery, the frustration has far...
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Tuesday Things
I met up with a friend and her two young children for breakfast today. We talked favorite colors and Rescue Bots and being nervous/excited for kindergarten. It was a gift. I’ve been crying (often) at...
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Tuesday Things
In the way of things, I have very little so I’m mostly going to ramble (shortly) and share a picture of the cutest, love-hungriest dog in the world. I finished a pair of socks, started another pair of...
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Tuesday Things
This meme made me laugh so hard, I had to share a screen shot. Work travel. A bout of shingles. 19 years of marriage. House projects. Swim and cross country season practices. Swim meets. More house...
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Tuesday Things
The first blog I ever wrote was called “UpsideDown Kate”. I started writing it soon after becoming a new mom, because I went from being the kind of person who wanted a career and no babies to the kind...
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Friday Finds
Source I’ve become more of a morning person over the summer. I may try and incorporate these ideas to keep it going. On a scale of 1-5 where do you fall? (I’m probably a 3.)NYT recommended book list...
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