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January 9, 2025
Thursday Doors: If You Say So
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt These doors come from one of my many house plan books: THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE by Sarah Susanka. I was like, “These are not not so big. These are plenty big.” But her website says that by “not so big” she means…
January 7, 2025
Food Tuesday: Beloved Recipe
#FoodTuesday #writingprompt After my grandma had a heart attack, lo, these many years ago, my grandfather took over the shopping and cooking and he didn’t stop until his age forbade his doing first one and then the other. This is one of his recipes. Raisin…
January 6, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Ice Cold
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt It’s snowing like a big dog outside. And cold? Lord, yes, it’s cold! So Saturday, I finally watched JOHN WICK. My new doctor says, “Sometimes you just need to cry.” And sometimes you just need to watch…
January 4, 2025
Caturday: Adi Good And Bad
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #calico #calicocats #scottishfold #scottishfoldlovers #Adi #AdiLadyFluffington #FrauleinProfessorOverknocker Hewwo. Um, my name is Adi, okay? I gotted in trubble de odder night cause I was crying inna bafroom and when EverMom came to see what was wrong, I was wanting her to…
January 3, 2025
January 2, 2025
Thursday Doors: Down On The Farm With Freddy
#ThursdayDoors #FreddyThePig #FreddyTheDetective #WalterRBrooks #KurtWiese #writingprompt I haven’t been anywhere but the usual places, so I’ve turned again to my bookshelves for doors. These come from FREDDY THE DETECTIVE by Walter R. Brooks, and the pictures are by Kurt Wiese. Freddy the Pig is my…
December 31, 2024
Food Tuesday: Latkes and Matzos
#FoodTuesday #writingprompt I found a box of Manischewitz matzo ball mix in my pantry, so I decided to make matzo ball soup. I heated some oil in a deep pot and fried onions and leeks until they were tender. Then I added some thinly sliced…
December 30, 2024
Monday Recommends and Nail Polish: Shea Butter and Black Magic
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt I’m old, y’all. I get DRY skin. Ashy don’t begin to describe it. So I’ve started using shea butter soap. The first person who turned me on to shea butter was a Black merchant at an arts…
December 28, 2024
Caturday: Chickie Helps and Helps
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #blackandwhitecats #Chickie #MamzelleChickieLaSilk HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! I got over Tipper sneaking out and not minding me when I meowed for him to come in, and we booped noses and made up, but I wanted Mommy to know we COULD…
