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March 20, 2024
March 19, 2024
Food Tuesday: Cookbook From My Collection
#FoodTuesday #writingprompt This is one of the many cookbooks I couldn’t resist but from which I have yet to cook. I mean, of course I couldn’t resist it — IT’S DANNY TREJO! I think I’ll remedy that tonight. I’m very fond of burritos and tacos…
March 18, 2024
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Doctors and Saints
I first heard about Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) more than 50 years ago. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced [medsɛ̃ sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ]ⓘ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarianmedical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.[1] The…
March 17, 2024
Windows Sucks
Windows hijacked my laptop, so I had to reinstall Zorin and now I have to set everything up again. I’ll see you when I see you. Bleh.
Sunday Snapshot: I Heart
#SundaySnapshot #writingprompt This isn’t the heart of a geode; it’s the center of a heart-shaped dish with cracked glass in the bottom. Smooth glass covers the crystals, and this picture doesn’t do justice to its beauty. It’s where I put the necklace with the locket…
March 16, 2024
Caturday: Tipper The Model
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Momma surprised Clover the groundhog out in the yard. Momma came out on the porch, and Clover ran for cover. By “cover” I mean under the porch Momma was standing on. I was watching out the window,…
March 15, 2024
March 14, 2024
Thursday Doors: Venice On The Cover
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt I don’t have any new actual doors, so here’s another book cover with doors on it: THUS WAS ADONIS MURDERED by Sarah Caudwell. The book is about a group of scholars whose ditzy friend with a healthy sexual appetite has gone on holiday…
March 13, 2024
March 12, 2024
Food Tuesday: SPAM
Yes, I know SPAM isn’t vegan, but I was gifted a can, and waste not want not. Turns out #4 Daughter had never had SPAM, so I had to make some. Being as how (that’s how we talk where I come from) — Being as…
