• Let the Sugar Rush Commence

    For those of you with little trick-or-treaters at home, you have my full sympathy as you deal with the after effects of the great candy binge, aka Halloween. We do not get any trick-or-treaters where we are. We’re on a… Continue reading

    Let the Sugar Rush Commence
  • Everyday Beauty

    The other day I had to run into town to do a little errand. The sun was shining, and the leaves along the creek were just starting to turn from green to gold, and I couldn’t resist taking the photo… Continue reading

    Everyday Beauty
  • Faulty Research

    Alissa Grosso Last week I wasted my time on the internet reading an article about which U.S. states had the highest number of “porch piracy” incidents, aka had the most delivered packages stolen. The number one state for porch piracy… Continue reading

    Faulty Research
  • Discombobulated

    True confession. I almost forgot to write this post. I even wrote it down on today’s to-do list, but when I consulted the list a few minutes ago and saw it there, I was confused. I don’t need to do… Continue reading

    Discombobulated
  • Go For It!

    Recently I received some good news. During the month of August the print-on-demand marketplace, Zazzle where I regularly sell some of my designs held a contest looking for new Baby Shower, Holiday, Birthday and Wedding collections. So, I was busy… Continue reading

    Go For It!
  • The Year of the Mice Bucket

    Unlike last week’s post which wasn’t about bats in anyway, this week’s post is about mice so if you suffer from musophobia (that’s fear of mice, and this week’s vocabulary lesson) then you probably want to skip reading the rest… Continue reading

    The Year of the Mice Bucket
  • Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

    First of all, for anyone with chiroptophobia (that’s fear of bats and your vocabulary lesson for the day) let me say that this post has nothing to do with bats. It’s about television, and about how television viewing has really… Continue reading

    Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel
  • A Love Hate Relationship with the Internet

    I am not an internet hater. I’ll be the first to admit that without the internet I would have a much more difficult time earning a living from my little creative endeavors. In fact, it’s very likely I would need… Continue reading

    A Love Hate Relationship with the Internet
  • Playground Memories

    Yesterday Ron described something as smelling “pickle-y” and so I immediately launched into the hand clap rhyme that begins “I went to a Chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of bread.” Often on social media sites I’ll see someone asking… Continue reading

    Playground Memories
  • Switching Creative Gears

    I spent most of the month of August, immersed in creative work of the visual sort. I was under a deadline and so had to put everything else on the proverbial back burner, but with that project now complete I… Continue reading

    Switching Creative Gears