Here, want to try a taste of this?

There are some stupid f#cks out there: performance artist eats corgi to protest alleged British royalty’s abuse of animals .
The meat culled from a recently deceased corgi who died at a UK breeding farm (puppy mill?) was mixed with apple, onion and seasoning, turned into meat balls, and served with salad. The artist didn’t [...]

Let’s Chat

I don’t have a bunch to write about that’s profoundly meaningful. I have many ideas, but they’re all swirly inside my brain—- not fully functional yet.
How are you, dear reader? With spring melding into summer, it appears that certain corners of the blogosphere are pretty quiet. Some of my favorite bloggers have been extra [...]

New coffee obsession

By our shop is a little pho restaurant run by Mr. Nguyen. He makes wonderful pho and serves the yummiest jasmine tea that he picked up on his last trip home to Vietnam. We have lunch there occasionally as a special treat, and he introduced us to Vietnamese coffee . Major, major [...]

Enemy #1: pound of excess weight

Somerville, Mass. schoolkids obesity guinea pigs.
I’m all for a diet rich in fruits and veggies. Walking and playing is both fun and great for the figure. What’s scary about this research-funded group diet is this:
…public schoolchildren in this Boston suburb avoided gaining about a pound of excess weight compared with their 8-year-old counterparts [...]

Scarf Photos

I was whupped yesterday and went to bed early. Lew located the digital camera and surprised me this morning with some photos of my scarf, including new wall paper for my computer!
Scarf with Gray Kitty and scarf, end to end. The photo with Gray Kitty shows the scarf’s middle, with [...]

PBJ all the way

You Are a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

You life your life in a free form, artistic style.
You are incredibly creative and at times, quite messy.
Deep down, you are a kid at heart. And you aren’t afraid to express it.Your best friend: The Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Your mortal enemy: The Club Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?
 
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Other Mother’s Day things…

I finished my scarf!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been working on it since February. It’s about effing time LOL. It looks really nice, even though I made several mistakes. I started my new project, too,  and guess what it is? Yes, you are correct…. another scarf. It’s  ribbed (the official name of [...]

Mother’s Day and the 3rd Eye

A friend sent this story to me, and I got a huge kick out of it. The original author was not listed in the email. If you know who she is, please let me know.
Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Why My Lips Stayed Chapped [...]

What’s a bit of garlic between friends?

Last Saturday, Lew and I went shrimping with his family. He’s been before, but it was a new experience for me.
We shrimped for Hood Canal Spotted Shrimp (scroll down to the Hood Canal portion of the link). Their tails put them in a mid-size shrimp range, but with head and feet they were quite [...]

Proverb busted

I feel so much better! All my life my non-morning person state has been a sticking point. I just looked at the different birds at the wildlife cam site ( here’s EagleCam 3), and the only ones awake are the owl and the heron.
The owl looks like she’s readying herself for bed. [...]