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July 18, 2021
Sunday Snapshot: Horrified Owl

It’s really a weathered post. But I ask you: What does it look like this way up? A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Something or someone is horrified. MA
July 17, 2021
Tipper Is A Helper Boy #Caturday #TipperAndChickie

Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Momma went away two weekends in a row. Chickie and I thing that’s too much. Momma says she agrees. She says she’s too pooped to pop, whatever that means. Chickie: It means a hooman who takes as…
July 16, 2021
What They Can Do, What You Can Do #Fridays4Future #ClimateStrikeOnline

Them businesses are at it ag’in. I never thought I’d live to see the day when business lobbied Congress for social justice, but it’s happening. LEAD On Climate Action tells all about it: LEAD stands for Lawmaker Education Advocacy Day. The primary purpose is to…
July 15, 2021
FriendDoors – #Maysville I Lost Count

I think this is the fourth set of doors I’ve posted from #4 Daughter’s visit to Maysville, Kentucky. While some doors were out in the open, some doors were hiding from her, though. Then there was this mural along the floodwall. AWESOME! And the real…
July 14, 2021
What Do You Know? #1LinerWeds

One of the people I met for the first time at this year’s Imaginarium convention was Joseph Isenberg. Joseph Isenberg received bachelor’s degrees in History and Political Science as well as a master’s degree in History from Iowa State University. His research emphasized medieval and…
July 13, 2021
Because Cons Make You Hungry #Food Some #Vegan some #NotVegan

We went to InConjunction to sell books the first week in July and we didn’t take food. There was SUPPOSED to be a wonderful, inexpensive restaurant next door, but it had closed permanently during Covid, which we didn’t know until we got there. *weeps* That…
July 12, 2021
Blowing My Own Horn #MondayRecommends #FantasyBooks #Nails

Per Bastet Publications has done two events this year (with one to come in October), and books of the SAGE Trilogy have done well for themselves. Imma tell you about them, because I did my nails based on them for Imaginarium. The links lead to…
July 11, 2021
Sunday Snapshot – Lush AF
July 10, 2021
Chickie On The Spot #Caturday #TipperAndChickie

HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy said, “Let’s play paper rats, see.” Then she took a bunch of pictures of me. I did not see what that had to do with paper rats. Maybe she prints pictures of me on paper for rats to look…
July 9, 2021
Sad Week And A Good Idea #Friday4Future #ClimateStrikeOnline

“For millions of Americans, climate change is no longer just a chart or a graph. It’s the smoke on our tongues from massive wildfires. It’s the floodwater invading our homes and record-breaking hurricanes and heat waves.” — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Yeah. That. Plus, wildfires…