Welcome to Tuesday Terrific, where we celebrate getting over the Monday bump and picking up speed for the rest of the week. With so many fabulous things out there, it’s often hard to choose. But when I got three gardening catalogs in the mail this month, my decision was made. The Joys of Backyard(…)
ROW80: In the Belly of the Beast, Week 4
Hi, y’all ROW80-ers! Still 2 hrs before the end of Sunday at this end of the American continent, so I still got my post in, right? Many of you know that my youngest (11 yrs old) had surgery on Thursday at Children’s Hospital for a congenital abnormality in his kidney, which we had just learned(…)
Fan Fri (for mystery lovers): “The Saint” by Leslie Charteris
It’s Fan Friday for mystery lovers, when we take a look at a favorite detective or mystery-related subject. Today’s detective: Leslie Charteris’ “The Saint” – Simon Templar Some interesting facts about Leslie Charteris and The Saint series: 1. Charteris was born to an English mother and Chinese father in Singapore in 1907. (His(…)
Tuesday Terrific: Men and Women, through a humor lens
Welcome to Tuesday Terrific, where we celebrate getting over the Monday bump and picking up speed for the rest of the week! Today we’re looking at that age-old puzzle: men and women trying to figure each other out. Through a humor lens, of course, because otherwise we’d be pounding our heads against the(…)
ROW80 check in – Round 1, Week 3
It’s ROW80 time! Things are picking up here at Casa Owen, and I’ve made some changes to my goals that I think will help me better manage my time. Here we go… 1. ROW80 check ins on Sundays. Done! 2. Continue blog posting on a M/W/F schedule. After a lot of consideration, I’ve revamped my(…)
Tuesday Terrific: A mashup of inspiration!
Welcome to “Tuesday Terrific” – a new series of posts that celebrate getting over the Monday bump and picking up speed for the rest of the week! Tuesday actually gets its share of the limelight: there’s “Fat” Tuesday, “Super” Tuesday, “Two-for” Tuesday, “Taco” Tuesday…and two songs about Tuesday: ”Ruby Tuesday” by the Stones, and “Tuesday(…)
ROW80 Check in – Round 1, week 2
It’s ROW80 time! Most of you know about my crawling start last week, because of my cold. So how did this week go? Eh. Here we go…my goals (they’ve been simplified since I started): 1. ROW80 check ins on Sundays Yep. (Notice how I always start with the easy one?) NEXT… 2. Continue blog posting on(…)
19th century primary sources: books, magazines, and directories
Call me strange, but I love to do research. It’s like a scavenger hunt: one source leads you to another, which leads you to…a dead end. Then you have to pick a different trail to follow. Like you other researching folks out there, I have a ton of bookmarks and tags, but only directly(…)
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