Marian Allen's Blog, page 79
November 18, 2022
Don’t Despair, Young’uns #Fridays4Future #ClimateStrikeOnline
Coping with climate change: Advice for kids — from kids
November 17, 2022
Mansfield, Ohio — Kingwood Center Gardens 1 #ThursdayDoors
On the first Monday of every month, Admission is free for everyone! Valid February through November. Our first glimpse was through this ironwork gate at the end of a workers’ alley. Yes, I’ll go pretty much anywhere. You can see the tip of a ladder…
November 16, 2022
It’s His Own Fault #1LinerWeds
So I was at the doctor’s for my annual wellness checkup and the tech was checking my medications (two for blood pressure and three for anxiety/depression). The speaker was playing Escape (The Piña Colada Song), and the tech and I realized we were both humming…
November 15, 2022
Happy Plate Is Happy #Vegan #Vegetarian
I told you I was going to try to make rellenos de papa, and I did. Rellenos de papa is (are?) potato balls stuffed with something. I used vegan smoked provolone. The recipe I used was from the Hispanic Food Network, and I liked it…
November 14, 2022
Boosting Joe. #MondayRecommends #NailArt
Sara and I rewatched Joe Versus the Volcano this week, and I’m happy to say it held up. Neither of us can understand why this happy (and moving) little film doesn’t have a massive cult following. Meg Ryan plays three women who are so different…
November 13, 2022
SundaySnapshot: Close, But No Cigar
A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Something that looks like something it isn’t. MA
November 12, 2022
Catching Up With Chickie #Caturday #TipperChickieAdi
HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy always hangs washcloths and dishcloths for the laundry on this rack in the bathroom, right near where I stand to help her brush her teef. Sometimes one of the cloths has a loose string, and then I get to…
November 11, 2022
November 10, 2022
Mansfield 4 — Visit Priceless #ThursdayDoors
These are the last of my walking-around-Mansfield, Ohio pictures, but we also went to the Kingwood Center — in Mansfield, Ohio — where, in addition to MANY pictures of flowers that I may share on Sunday Snapshots, I got pictures of … wait for it…
November 9, 2022
Near Disaster! #1LinerWeds
I had a slip-up with a sharp instrument (you should see the other guy!) and nearly had a disaster. Didn’t cut myself, which would be minor, but… I very nearly… …neutered my wolf! You’ll be gratified to know that it was an easy fix. This…
