A semi-secret: I gave up coffee for Lent. Going in, it was a bit of a scary sacrifice. I didn't say much about it to friends or famil...

Lazy photo post today, because I'm still in recovery.  We had a beautiful snow storm on Wednesday, and I was stuck at home, but it was k...

The positive side of my NaNoWriMo transcription project (aside from the fact that I now have a digitized NaNo novel, such as it is and what ...

1. Ode du Spam Well, I thought it was funny.  Made up of actual lines from my spam folder.  There's something particularly evocative...

(Yes, I did a certain amount of smearing.) I'm surprised by how much fun I've been having with these.  I'd come to think of ...

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Typecast brought to you courtesy of Ray, my new Olympia SM-9.

I'm an office supply junkie, totally, and it seems like you can't go *anywhere* these days without encountering large bins of such t...

I miss you, Mom. And...umm...make that a grandmother five times over. I had all the faces in mind, but I miscounted them. ;-)

It has been a week of winding down after the big move and all the accompanying chaos. It did start off with one final stressful day: Monday...

I am thankful for my faith: my rock, my stronghold, my home. I am thankful for family, near and far. I am thankful that our family has gro...

Thanks for all the reading suggestions, folks! Some of the ones I looked for either weren't available at the local library (but can be ...