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September 15, 2021
A Jewel From My Spam Filter #1LinerWeds
I get very few spam comments these days, and what I get is flat-dab boring. But this was a gem. I’m sharing it with you today because the last line produced “prolonged outright laughter” (bonus points if you can name that reference). 🔺WELCOME TO THE…
September 14, 2021
That Wonderful Summer Salad
If you don’t like raw tomatoes, this salad is a nightmare. For the rest of us, it’s bliss. Red tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh herbs (this is parsley and basil). Dress it with Italian dressing, and gorge yourself in a very unladylike way. Sure,…
September 13, 2021
"Everything Doesn’t Have To Taste Good To Eat It.” Oh, But It Does. #NailArt #MondayRecommends — NOT
There is a meal delivery service, which shall be nameless, that specializes in vegan food. It starts with a V, ends in an O, and has two Es, a T, and an R in the middle. I have a vegan daughter and I love veg.…
September 12, 2021
Sunday Snapshot: None Of Mine
When I saw the cap of this in the yard, I thought it was a potato. Now, I’ve been known to toss scraps out in the back, in hopes of luring the groudhog or the foxes out, but I would never toss a potato. But,…
September 11, 2021
Tipper Has The Happy #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Momma cleaned up the toys again, and that means I got to start dragging them out again. The first thing was my Kong, of course. She never puts treats in it anymore, because she doesn’t have to;…
September 10, 2021
September 9, 2021
FriendDoors – Hopkinsville, Kentucky 4 #ThursdayDoors
Here are some more doors from Hopkinsville, Kentucky courtesy of my archeologist/author daughter, the amazing Sara Marian. On the previous Thursdays, I’ve shared some pictures of beautiful Hopkinsville. Most of these are more colorful than elegant. This first one, though, is lovely, and has something…
September 8, 2021
What Are Words? #1LinerWeds
This isn’t Monday Recommends, but I have to tell you about this poet names Joseph Hesch. He has a website called A Thing For Words on which he writes poetry, sometimes on a daily streak. His poetry is always good, usually excellent, and more than…
September 7, 2021
More Cooking With Leftovers #NotVegan #NotKosher #CookingWithLeftovers
There’s a thing called Door Dash that just came to Corydon. Door Dash is probably old news to fancy city folk, but here on Walton’s Mountain, it’s new. I used to belong to groups that occasionally met at Beef O’Brady’s (I still belong to the…
September 6, 2021
Too Much Time #MondayRecommends #NailArt
As my mother used to say, somebody has entirely too much time on their hands. Have you been to Cat Bounce? I have. What is Cat Bounce, I hear you cry. Well, it’s a web site that is nothing but a page with cut-outs of…
