Marian Allen's Blog, page 90
December 24, 2021
December 23, 2021
Christmas Doors and Decors #ThursdayDoors
I was out and about in Corydon yesterday, and got some festive portals. No door of any kind here, but an opening, and a shot not to be missed. Thursday doors is under the direction of Dan Antion, photographer extraordinaire and critter daddy. Visit his…
December 22, 2021
Reindeer #1LinerWeds
#4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, did solstice nails this week, including a couple with reindeer in the snow. So this male friend of hers looks at that and says: Who’s that? Solstice, the regular-nosed reindeer? This post is part of Linda G. Hills weekly…
December 21, 2021
Some Soup
First, people yesterday asked about the Christmas pickle, so here you go. This was posted on a website called whychristmas.com, which I totally would have recommended yesterday, if I had found it in time. SO COOL! Anyway: In the 1880s Woolworth stores started selling glass…
December 20, 2021
#ChristmasMovies and #NailArt #MondayRecommends
I watched The Man Who Invented Christmas for the first time this year. It’s about Charles Dickens and the writing of A Christmas Carol. Highly recommended, especially for fiction writers and for readers who want to know one take on how the writing process can…
December 19, 2021
Sunday Snapshot: Christmas Tree — Sort Of
#4 and #5 Daughters (the amazing Sara Marian and daughter-from-another … um … set of parents, Dora) decorated for Christmas for me. I don’t dare put up a Christmas tree because Chickie, but they used their ingenuity to turn the antenna Charlie made for the…
December 18, 2021
Tipper Is The Good One #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? My sister Chickie is the best toy finder ever! Sometimes she doesn’t share, though. Momma saw Chickie playing with something in the kitchen. Here’s what it turned out to be. It’s celery! Why did Momma never give…
December 17, 2021
December 16, 2021
FriendDoors – Abandoned! #ThursdayDoors
I think some of last week’s pictures may have come from this structure, but oh, well. Here are some more of Sara’s field work pictures. Atmospheric AF. Thursday doors is under the direction of Dan Antion, photographer extraordinaire and critter daddy. Visit his site, enjoy…
December 15, 2021
Relative Humor #1LinerWeds
#2 Daughter is a serious-minded person. I don’t mean dull or humorless; I just mean she doesn’t take things lightly. She works in an office where all the other workers are not just male, they’re defiantly male. They have to display how BOY they are.…
