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July 28, 2021
What Chickie Is Like #1LinerWednesday
Today is Chickie’s Gotcha Day. For those who don’t visit this blog on Caturday, Chickie is my late husband’s cat. She’s still a cat, and she accepts me as second best, but she’s still Charlie’s cat. He got her as soon as #1 Daughter, who…
July 27, 2021
Contains No Eels #Eggplant #Recipe #Vegan
I know, and long-time readers may remember, a post that says “Contains no eels” has always been about my science fantasy book THE WOLVES OF PORT NOVO. It used to be called EEL’S REVERENCE, and it never did and does not now contain any eels.…
July 26, 2021
Late To The Game Again #MondayRecommends #StrangerThings #NailArt
I finally got on the bandwagon and watched Stranger Things. Yes, all of it. And now I’m watching it again. It’s even better the second time and, unless you stop reading RIGHT NOW, I’m going to tell you why. The acting is just plain super,…
July 25, 2021
July 24, 2021
Chickie Helpless #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy got attackeded by a horrible monster, and I couldn’t help! That’s why she ought to let Tipper and me out when she goes outside. It was on her smoker griller thing. OF COURSE she had to creep around after…
July 23, 2021
Bloomberg Where You Are Planted #Fridays4Future #ClimateStrikeOnline
I know there are one or two jokes in there somewhere, but I’m too lazy to dig for them. ANYWAY, I decided to take a monthly subscription to Bloomberg Online so you don’t have to. Special offer of $1.99/month for the first three months, then…
July 22, 2021
FriendDoors – #Maysville The Final Few #ThursdayDoors
We’ve come to the bottom of the barrel for the Maysville, Kentucky doors, although the bottom of this barrel is good stuff. These may be my favorites. I love down doors. Maybe this used to be a servants’ entrance, or maybe a wizard lives down…
July 21, 2021
No X-Rated, Please #1LinerWeds
Per Bastet Publications specifies that we don’t publish erotica, but that doesn’t mean our authors have to apologize for having the occasional sex scene, as long as it’s respectful of the participants and not so explicit it could double as a how-to manual. Personally, I…
July 20, 2021
This Chicken Thang And What Came Of It #CookingWithLeftovers #NotVegan #NotKosher #InstantPot
But oh, so good. I scored some chicken thighs at the farmers market, so I browned them in butter and put them in the Instant Pot with a can of Cream of Celery soup, a can of Cream of Mushroom Soup, some fresh herbs, salt,…
July 19, 2021
I’m Really Rosie #MondayRecommends #NailArt
Something this weekend made me think of Really Rosie, a musical based on Maurice Sendak’s children’s books. We all loved the half-hour television animation of it, and Charlie’s pet name for me became and remained Rosie. According to Charlie, I, like the Rosie in the…
