Marian Allen's Blog, page 14
April 25, 2025
April 24, 2025
Thursday Doors: Sara Goes to Spain 1
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Sara took these pictures when she was on her field school trip to Spain lo, these many years ago. “These are from the Palacio de Velázquez in Buen Retiro Park. It’s an art exhibition hall. I don’t know why I didn’t go in!…
April 22, 2025
Food Tuesday: This Orange Sauce Thing
#FoodTuesday #quickandeasy #writingprompt So I squeezed the juice of two oranges into a hot pan and added half a stick of vegan margarine. A little salt, a little pepper, some thyme, some white cooking wine, cooked it a few minutes to reduce it, and BOOM!…
April 21, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Frozen Butterflies
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt This weekend I binged NORTH OF NORTH, set in “the heart of the Arctic”. I kind of wish I hadn’t, because I TOTALLY LOVE IT, and who knows it there’ll be a season 2, 3, 4, etc.?…
April 19, 2025
Caturday: Adi’s Nightmare
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #calico #calicocats #scottishfold #scottishfoldlovers #Adi #AdiLadyFluffington #FrauleinProfessorOverknocker Hewwo. Um, I’m Adi, okay? I hadda nightmare de odder day. EverMom says, “What do you have to have nightmares about? Are you dreaming Tipper scratched you? Are you dreaming Chickie stopped playing?” I…
April 18, 2025
April 17, 2025
Thursday Doors: One From Spain
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt #4 Daughter, Sara Marian Ignacio, finally sent me one door from her field study in Spain lo, these many years ago. It was worth waiting for. As we like to say, “Watch that first step: It’s a doozy.” A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME…
April 15, 2025
Food Tuesday: Gnocci With Spinach
#FoodTuesday #Vegetarian #Vegan #cookingwithleftovers Okay, this isn’t vegan, but it totally could be if you use vegan cheese, which I would have if I could get it here. ANYWAY, I cooked onions, mushrooms, garlic, and sliced teeny tiny itsy baby carrots in a little butter,…
April 14, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: A Minecraft Movie and 60s Nails
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt #AMinecraftMovie So #4 Daughter and #4 Daughter’s Mister took me to see A MINECRAFT MOVIE. Neither one of them has ever played Minecraft, but they know I’m all eat up with it, so they took me to…
April 12, 2025
Caturday: Chickie Doesn’t Cry
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #blackandwhitecats #Chickie #MamzelleChickieLaSilk HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy said, “DON’T CRY, but you can’t call #4 Sister’s AlmostMister that anymore, because he isn’t her AlmostMister now. DON’T CRY! LISTEN TO ME!” Then she said that #4 Hooman Sister and Michael,…
