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July 8, 2021
FriendDoors #Maysville 3 #ThursdayDoors
Here are some more doors #4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, took while visiting Maysville, Kentucky. Love the balconies, porch, shutters, and the electric wires that seem to be underlining it all. I really like the detail on the door frame and on the door…
July 7, 2021
Yes, That Follow.it Invitation Is From Me
So Feedburner, the doohicky that let’s people follow my blog by email, has ceased existence. It is an ex-doohicky. I’ve switched to follow.it, a Feedburner alternative. This is where I’m supposed to tell you the advantages of follow.it over Feedburner, but the main advantage is…
Apologies in Advance #1LinerWeds
I’ve shared a lot of my mother’s jokes and my grandfather’s jokes, but I don’t think I’ve ever shared any of my grandmother’s jokes. This is my mother’s stepmother, who married my grandfather when I was four. She liked what she called “cute” jokes, by…
July 6, 2021
Comfort #Food
No doubt I’ve posted about this before, but this IS one of my comfort foods, so here it is again: Chicken and dumplings. If I have chicken bones, I make my own stock by cooking the bones and chunks of onion, carrots, and celery, either…
July 5, 2021
Are You Going? I’m Going! #ImaginariumCon
I’ve gone to this convention every year, even in 2020, when it was held virtually. This year, I’ll be there in person. This year, it’s a “hybrid” convention, with both in-person and online events. I didn’t sign up to be on any online events, because…
July 4, 2021
Sunday Snapshot: What’s Left
Charlie hated a stump more than I hate anything except meanness. He would not suffer a stump to live until he gave himself a hernia levering one up. Now we have stumps. Here are two. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: What do you…
July 3, 2021
Tipper — Caught in the Act! #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? I got caught being bad this week. #4 Hooman Sister used to have a glass of water on the table next to where she sits on the couch, but she caught Chickie dipping her paw into it,…
July 2, 2021
Business and Congress Again #Fridays4Future #ClimateStrikeOnline
When Amazon does the thing, the thing gets done. This is often a bad, sometimes a very bad thing, but now Amazon is going in for Sustainability, so maybe….. According to their Renewable Energy page, Amazon says: Amazon is on a path to powering our…
July 1, 2021
June 30, 2021
Which Way? #1LinerWeds
At this point, I’ve been posting so long I don’t want to go back and search to see if I’ve done something before, so bear with me. Or, you know, don’t. I ain’t the boss of you. ANYWAY, this was a joke my grandpa liked,…
