When it was determined that I would be in America for Halloween this year, I began to think about what I would dress up as.…
I went to Snoqualmie Falls on my way home from my Olympia/Portland journey and was amused when I noticed words embedded into the steps and sidewalk around the visitors’…
Today I got to play on the air with Steve and Rob at KXLE Radio – the best country station in all the land! It was such a…
I went to the cemetery to see Paul today and ended up digging away under his headstone. I hadn’t really planned on that, or I’d have…
On my first full day in America, I decided to give my loaner car (a pretty red Jag!) a test run. So, my baby sister and…
Faced with a boring weekend of recovering from a mild kidney infection (I’m much better now, thank you) and hiding from the misery of the…
[Updated below] I’ve spent the weekend out in the garden which has turned into quite the snail lesson for me. You see, I’m not from a snail-friendly…
Today’s post is a list. You would be forgiven to think that lists are an easy-out when it comes to writing, but they are really…
My dream to rule the world began when I was a young child with much smaller aims. I can vividly recall the start of my…
Today was a very different – and very fun! – day for me because I got to be a big important film star for the day. There were script…
Today is Tartan Day, a day when people around the world celebrate their Scottish heritage and ancestry. I’m not Scottish*, but as Scotland is where my…
By the time I was six years old, I had consumed countless s’mores. They’ve been a part of my life for as far back as I…
It seems that the craft bug has bitten me again – oh, dear! And, once again, I’ve crafted something that I don’t plan on keeping. I’ve been planning…
I wish on eyelashes. I don’t know when it started. Maybe my parents taught me the superstitious act. I can’t remember. But what I know for…
I’ve just completed another one of the Brooklyn Art Library‘s collaborative art projects, Letters From Your Childhood, so here I am sharing it with you. Yay! It’s difficult…
A while ago, I shared with you the found things I pick up when I’m out and about; every time I find something new to add to…
I love my knee-high stripey socks and was a bit sad when I wore a hole through the toe of one of them over the…
I do love a bit of onomatopoeia. But I don’t like experiencing it first-hand. Achoo! Of course, since I’m home, snuggled under my duvet, experiencing…
Today is National Punctuation Day in America, a day to celebrate the amazingness of punctuation. Today also marks the start of Social Media Week, a worldwide…
I like shiny things and pretty things and interesting things. And often, as I’m walking down the road, I’ll stop to pick these little things…