NO, toilet paper is not the craft of the month (there’s almost a very bad pun in that sentence). This project, however, was fraught with peril. The first issue is that I’ve built it up …
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Let me tell you ’bout a place…
…somewhere up-a New York way…“ (In this case, the “somewhere” referenced in the post’s title is actually a little to the west of Buffalo, New York… just across the border and about a 20-minute drive …
Continue readingThe best friends I’ve never met..
Five years. Today is the fifth anniversary of our first “Where Bloggers Live” collab from October 11, 2020. (Hey! Today is also October 11th.) But, FIVE years! Five years of due dates for monthly posts, …
Continue readingThe green police are on their way
There has been a murder in my hallway. Well, maybe not a murder; something more akin to manslaughter. No, that’s not right, either. More like plantslaughter. Actually, INVOLUNTARY plantslaughter. Because this is an autobiographical crime …
Continue readingNever put off ’til tomorrow…
…what you can do today. Whose dumb idea was that proverb? I have thoughts for alternate endings: “Never put off until tomorrow… …what isn’t due until next week, month, etc.” …what you can mull about …
Continue readingMy Top Secret Self-Care Regimen
Uh oh…. This is one of those times. (Not that every OTHER post isn’t one of those times.) You know what I’m talking about. I’m talking about ME writing a post when I don’t know …
Continue readingBackyard Vacation: Transforming Our Yard into a DIY Retreat with Ongoing Projects
Welcome to Veranda Beach. Do you have big plans for the summer? I’m hoping ours will involve warm temps and sunshine, both of which have been muy absent for the past week. I actually dragged …
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That Bettye…such a kidder. The topic for this month’s “Where Bloggers Live” post is “What I Do When I’m Bored.” Ha, ha….I think Bettye’s trying to tell me something. Throwing down the gauntlet. Tossing out …
Continue readingWe have joy, we have fun, we have…
…seasons in the sun. “Waiter, I’ll have one of those… now, please!” (a season in the sun, that is; not to be demanding or anything). This month, the “Where Bloggers Live” crew is discussing “Favorite …
Continue readingNo science projects today…
Ah memories…. Back in the day, my dad occasionally would open our family fridge and announce to my busy mother (and all within earshot), “Pat, we have a science project in here!” Since neither my …
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