Posts Categorized: Quirky Stuff
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Let’s call this “Take Your Pick” Tuesday, since today’s post is a mashup of 5 sites, chosen from the many, many bookmarks I have in my “K’s blog” folder. It’s an eclectic assortment, but I hope you get a kick out of them! In no particular order: 1. “Girl Thrashes a…
In honor of August 13th being Left-Hander’s Day, I’m re-posting a piece I wrote two-years ago entitled: “Land of the Lefty.” Hope you enjoy it! I was copying my lesson quietly, in one of those sewn-together marble composition books that never seemed to stay flat, trying not to smear the lead pencil dust along…
Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s a quick clip for your amusement, made by PAL, “Pets Add Life.” It’s part of their campaign for pets to have companions so they’re not alone all day. Enjoy! If the embed doesn’t work, here’s the link: http://youtu.be/jW3XtKBlTz0 We used to have guinea pigs…I didn’t know they could count to 3!…
As many of you know, I find a lot of cool stuff as I peruse 19th century newspapers. Usually the items aren’t relevant to what I’m trying to find out, but I like to tuck them away to share with you! Hope you get a kick out of these, as you imagine yourself in the…
Did you know that today, June 22nd, is National Onion Rings Day? Yep, I’m not making that up; there’s even a Facebook Like Page for it, so you know it’s gotta be official. And you thought the Summer Solstice was the big news today. Yeah, yeah, 24 hours of daylight at the North Pole, big wup. Of course, summer…
Being a cozy mystery writer/fan doesn’t necessarily mean I love tea (and cats, and knitting), but it’s kinda nice when the stars align. Tea is definitely one of my favorite beverages. And now tea has gotten “Oprah-fied.” (I’m a writer; I can make up my own words, right?). Teavana, a Starbucks-owned upscale tea retailer, and Oprah Winfrey…
Welcome to Fab Friday, where we celebrate making it through the week! It’s all about sharing the happy stuff. Hope it will brighten your day, too! Here in the mid-Atlantic part of the U.S., it has been the snowiest winter we’ve seen in a long, long time. It seemed that every other week…
Many of us are eagerly awaiting 2014, ready to implement those resolutions and goals. I’m with ya on those, too, but there’s another event I’m looking forward to this week: the start of Season 4 of Downton Abbey! In our neck of the woods, the first episode of the new season airs this Sunday, January…
