Just a quick test post as I do some year-end clean up. But while I'm at it, here's a little piece of inspiration. I drive past ...

I get a few of these a year.  Scam emails are an inevitable hazard if you do business on the Internet.  They tend to be more subtle tha...

In case you've been wondering, our tree is still up. As I mentioned last year , it's been up since 2009. I am sure this seems ri...

I haven't had the combination of time and energy to cook in ages. I just started a VERY short contract job and also teaching this yea...

I am using my blog this week to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who worked so hard to keep people safe during Hurricane Sandy and those wh...

I keep seeing these memes going around saying "when someone asks how you you're doing, don't dwell on your troubles, focus on...

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It's been a very rough few weeks here. It began with our Biggles passing away . We had been hoping for more time with him and his pr...

My Cat Biggles needs surgery for a mass on his large intestine. After all we went through with Frankie , I admit to being a bit of a wreck...

Conversation with my husband last night while watching Star Trek (2009)... Me: So by changing the timeline, those Romulans have unleas...

A few months ago I found myself in an unexpected position. I had to say no thank you without actually saying it. After a very long dry sp...

I made this as a birthday gift for my sister. Glad to see my new chain maille skills are coming in handy.

This was my Facebook status a few days ago... Anyone who knows me knows that I can't leave the house without a lot of stuff. And t...

It is always nice when you get to meet someone you admire and they turn out to be every bit as nice and funny as the seem online.

Next door to TheBloggess book signing in Montclair.

I can be a bit reactionary.  This is especially true when I am tired or not feeling well (as I am today) and my reactions often work...

I haven't written in a while. The last few weeks have been a roller coaster and I have been stuck about how to write about it and ho...

2 minutes ago... Me: Studied Shakespear for four years and I still can't spell Renaissance Wookie: If you wanted to spell Renaissanc...

The Wookie and I have been very busy this week so our Valentine's Day activities have been stretched out over the course of several d...

Part of my work as an editor over the years has been content editing.  I would look for items that could be misconstrued or were unfortuna...