It’s been months since I last posted in my occasional series to make better use of my grain mill (inspired by Trish of Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity). That’s how long it took to finally come up with a 100% whole … Continue reading →
When I posted photos of our trip to Hermann, Missouri for Saturday Snapshot, I mentioned that our nephew was salutatorian for his class. Louise of A Strong Belief in Wicker asked about the title in a comment. What a good … Continue reading →
The second topic we’re talking about at Armchair BEA today is exploring our blogging horizons. (The first topic was about short stories and novellas.) I started a book blog, in part, because I saw that there were several active memes. … Continue reading →
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic at The Broke and The Bookish is a freebie — I get to choose my own topic. If I were more clever, I would have figured out how to make that connect with an Armchair … Continue reading →
So, I signed up for this Armchair BEA thing — my first time. I signed up weeks ago, in fact. And, to be a cheerleader, too. And, then, I ignored it. I’m sure there are blog posts that I should … Continue reading →
We went to Hermann, Missouri (famous as an old German wine-making town on the Missouri River) to see our nephew, Alex, graduate. It turned out that we got to hear him speak, too, because he was salutatorian! We stayed an … Continue reading →
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic at The Broke and The Bookish: Ten Books About Friendship. 10. Nancy Drew and friends. And many other books I read as a kid including the Oz series and the Little House books by Laura … Continue reading →
Thanks for the birthday wishes last week. I had a great day — and week, in fact. I reported on my birthday present, a FitBit, for Readers’ Workouts on Tuesday. For British Isles Friday, I published our preliminary itinerary for … Continue reading →
Time: // 8:22 am. The scene: // Sunny and cool. Pretty much the perfect spring day! Listening to: // The cheery half of my Cheering Up playlist on Spotify. I just heard Louis Armstrong’s version of “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” and now it’s “The Bare Necessities.” Don’t spend your … Continue reading →
Today’s my birthday! My brother and family are taking us out tonight. Today will be a lovely quiet day with reading. The Mother’s Day / birthday combination was always fun when my mother was living, rather bittersweet since she died. … Continue reading →