Marian Allen's Blog, page 66
March 30, 2023
Thursday Doors: Around and About
I was driving in Louisville the other day, something I seldom do, and the GPS lady and I were not getting along. I knew where I was, and I knew where I was going, but GPS and I were just not on the same page.…
March 29, 2023
One-Liner Wednesday: Mom’s Book Review in Three Parts
My mother used to crack me up. In fact, we cracked each other up. My grandpa used to say, I never know what you two are talking about, but I love to hear you laugh. Take Mom’s review of a book, not THE LAST UNICORN,…
March 28, 2023
Food: Russian Gnocchi — Say What Now?
Sara says all it takes to make a dish Russian is sour cream and dill, so maybe I made this gnocchi Russian. On the other hand, I also used paprika, so maybe it’s Hungarian? ANYWAY, it was good. Fry the mushrooms in a dry pan,…
March 27, 2023
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Dangerously Cute and Mildly Pretty
#4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, sent me an Instagram video of cuteness aggression, which she and her cat seem to have co-dependently. So OF COURSE I had to see if it was a real thing. It is. “When people feel this way, it’s with…
March 26, 2023
Sunday Snapshot: Mermaid Up Close
Close-up of the cats’ fish-tail toy. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Something fabulous up close and personal. MA
March 25, 2023
Caturday: Adi’s Cuteness Overload
Hewwo. Um, I’m Adi, okay? I been playing inna TV room, where the toys are. I mostly just sleep inna front room so I can cover all the company chairs in nice fluffy fur, but I play sometimes, too. I play inna mermaid, mostly. An…
March 24, 2023
March 23, 2023
Thursday Doors: Belvoir Winery, Liberty, Missouri
#4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, went to visit my future son-in-law, the equally amazing Michael Ignacio. Naturally, she was on the lookout for doors for me. One of the places they visited was a haunted orphanage-turned-winery, the Belvoir Winery in Liberty, Missouri. HISTORY OF…
March 22, 2023
One-Liner Wednesday: The Price of Restraint
You know how somebody says or does something that almost demands a sharply worded response or a cautionary speech you know will be useless, but you manage to restrain yourself? When my mother would come home and tell me one of these incidents in which…
March 21, 2023
Food: I’m In The Sheet Pan Club, Y’all
The interwebs are alive with sheet pan recipes. I’ve seen a few of these, and I’m fully in favor. For one thing, I can put the sheet together in advance on nail night and just shove it in the oven with no danger to my…
