Marian Allen's Blog, page 18
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…
February 18, 2025
Food Tuesday: Kale and Apple Salad
#FoodTuesday #kale #apple #salad #vegan #vegetarian #QuickAndEasy #writingprompt I got a bunch of kale last week, and I’ve been eating it and eating it and eating it. #4 Daughter only likes it a bit here and a bit there, so the lion’s share fell to…
February 17, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Daisies and Schwoopies
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt I’ve hooked Sara on PUSHING DAISIES, so I get to enjoy it all over again. It’s Amelie-level visually stunning, with crisp, defined edges at odds with the moral ambiguity and inner conflict so painful it’s funny. Ned…
February 15, 2025
Caturday: Adi Gets A Move On
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #calico #calicocats #scottishfold #scottishfoldlovers #Adi #AdiLadyFluffington #FrauleinProfessorOverknocker Hewwo. Um, I’m Adi, okay? I blooded EverMom just a li’l bit this week, but I didn’t mean to. I was making biscuits on her lap and she said, “Ow! You got the pokeytoes!”…
February 14, 2025
February 13, 2025
Thursday Doors: Oh, Canada!
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Not seems as good a time as any — for no particular reason — to see what Canada has to offer. Charlie loved books that showed pictures of landscapes and structures from other countries, and Canada was no exception. He got this one,…
February 11, 2025
Food Tuesday: Asparagus Again
#FoodTuesday #asparagus #mushrooms #omelet #CookingWithLeftovers #vegan #vegetarian #writingprompt I got a hankering for fresh asparagus — or as fresh as store-bought can get — so I bought some. Big fat ‘uns. I tossed them in honey, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper, spread them…
February 10, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: But I Love Them Just The Same
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt Is it just me, or do all cats quirp on the rugs? Any time of the day or night, I’ll hear that glurp glarp glooloop and then I get to play Find The Hellscape. But I don’t…
