I am the kind of person who (usually) gets to everything early – sometimes really, really early. I would rather sit in my car and read for a while than risk being late. My mother was the opposite. My Mom was always running late, about to be late, or just plain old late to (almost)…
Okay, this fat old lady had to go for an appointment to figure out what kind of hearing aids I want (because that’s just how old this fat old lady is). I’m ready to go into the office for my appointment and an elderly lady goes in before me. Okay. As is the norm at…
I almost never give up on a book. I keep telling myself that if something got so far as actually being published, it must have some redeeming quality somewhere. So I tried reading The Third Policeman by Brian O’Nolan. From Wikipedia: The Third Policeman is a novel by Irish writer Brian O’Nolan, writing under the pseudonym…
So, not “me” Monday; more like “Murphy” Monday. I have owned many cats over my lifetime; and until now, I have never had a cat that needed dental treatment. The combination of wet and dry food has always been sufficient to keep my cats’ chompers fine. And then, there’s Murphy. Friday, Murphy went for his…
A Hot Cross Nun favorite (Laura Sheriff (aka Sr. Flagrante Delicto); Linda Dodson (aka Rev. Mother Arletta Fahrt) R.I.P.; Terri Cotter Weitze (aka Sr. Tittilus Buttux); Sue Abitanta (aka Sr. Clitteruptus); and Kathy McGinty Radocaj (aka Sr. Dietus Perpetua)
I know, I know. It is becoming my habit to do my Fat Friday post on Sundays – and if it weren’t for the allure of alliteration (see what I did there?) I would change the name. Anyhow … I knew, even without Google translate’s help, that I not only loved the art work of…
Growing up, I always wanted to sleep with the windows open. I loved the fresh air. I especially loved it when it was storming outside. I loved snuggling under the covers in a cold bedroom. And I hated hot humid nights. I have always had trouble falling asleep in a hot bedroom. If not for…
I’ve been on the hormone suppressant Anastrozole for well over a month now. It is the drug that just keeps on giving – giving many and varied side effects, that is. I am thrilled to say that none of the side effects are debilitating; and I am so grateful for that. No, these side effects…
Between my sophomore and junior years of high school, I attended CSEP (Caseville Summer Enrichment Program). My Dad was living in Pigeon, Michigan (yes, that is the real name of the town) which was not far from Caseville and he offered to pay for me to go to CSEP (and spend the summer with him…
Remember when I had all that cancer stuff going on and having to go to appointments all the time? Remember how I couldn’t wait to just have a clear calendar? Yeah, well, that didn’t last long. I had such a bunch of stuff that needed to get taken care of. A lot of them required…
A very looooooooooooooong time in the making, I FINALLY finished my latest Dikke Dame (Dutch for fat lady) Doll. Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Her hair is ribbon. The rest is all amiguru crochet with size 10 cotton thread. I did not crochet a white rabbit for her – I like the little flocked bunny…
Growing up (and truthfully even now) basements creep me out. Granted, none of the basements I was familiar with were “finished” basements – you know those beautiful basements with carpeting and places to sit and relax. Nope none of that folderol in our houses. On the other hand, all of the basements in our houses…
We used to listen to the podcast Hollywood Babble-on (Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman). One of their regular segments was “Inappropriate Toys” which featured pictures of toys from around the world, many of which were clearly inappropriate for anyone much less children. Obviously, I loved this segment. But I also wondered, where do people find…
You know how they say you can find anything on the internet? Well, they LIED. What you cannot find are the lyrics to “Tanz Mit Mir” from the Broadway Musical Carnival by Bob Merrill. Hell, Wikipedia doesn’t even list the song as being part of the show! Rude. I know this particular number was in…
This morning I had the weirdest dream (and for me that’s saying something, given how weird my waking life can be my dream world has a lot of competition). Anyhow, I was at a school, in the theater department – which was really just a cafeteria with a stage; and the cast of the show…
