Marian Allen's Blog, page 15
March 6, 2025
Thursday Doors: Cat House
#ThursdayDoors #catio #writingprompt I was going to let Tipper break this news of his “apprize”, but now I’m not, as I’ll explain in a minute. He’s always begging to go out, but then he gets scared and hides under the porch. So I decided to…
March 4, 2025
Food Tuesday: Soup and Sammich
#FoodTuesday #writingprompt So I made a grilled cheese sammich and canned cream of mushroom soup. BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! The bread I used was nutty oat bread and the cheese I used was a blend of Gruyère and Swiss. I began the soup by dry-frying…
March 3, 2025
Monday Recommends: Voting and Other Racing
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt I’ve decided to face the next four years in company with the League of Women Voters. They turned me on to Vote 411, where I can make sure I’m registered to vote (or, if I weren’t, I…
March 1, 2025
Caturday: Chickie Objects … KindaSorta
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #blackandwhitecats #Chickie #MamzelleChickieLaSilk HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy got me a box of yellow paper to play with. It came wrapped around a bunch of things that look kind like window screens. Mommy says they’re an apprize for Tipper. I…
February 27, 2025
Thursday Doors: The Marvels (a book)
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt THE MARVELS. I probably did a book review of this, because I love it, especially the first half. The first half of this enormous tome is done in drawings with no dialog, and it is MOST compelling. Here’s the cover. The banner atop…
February 25, 2025
Food Tuesday: Gluten Free Glass Noodles
#FoodTuesday #vegan #vegetarian #GF #GlutenFree #writingprompt I’m supposed to be cutting down on white foods, including white flour and white rice, so #4 Daughter bought me some O’Food’s Korean Style, Sweet Potato Glass Noodle. I made this stir fry. This is tofu, bok choi, sweet…
February 24, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Cats and Stars
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt As Tipper told you in his Caturday post, I got the cats a new water dispenser. It’s Petgravity Smart Self-Refill Pet Water Fountain, and Chickie LOVES IT! So far, I do, too. It’s a little pricey, but…
February 22, 2025
Caturday: Tipper Loafs
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #whitecats #Tipper #TipperLordSnowbottom #SirSniffsalot Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? It’s been really, really cold, and Momma still won’t let me go out. So I give her the sad eyes by the window and loaf. Or I loaf on…
February 21, 2025
Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: Here’s Why
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline #NaomiKlein #ShockDoctrine #DisasterCapitalism What Is Disaster Capitalism? A Cycle of Crisis, Exploitation, and Privatization — Teen Vogue How crises can be turned into opportunities for profit In the midst of a major crisis, regular people are understandably focused on the everyday challenges of surviving…
February 20, 2025
Thursday Doors: Secret Room
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Last week, the inestimable Teagan did a post on secret rooms, which inspired me to post my own secret room. I have sleep apnea, so first I snored and then I wore a CPAP mask. For some reason, my husband didn’t care to…
