Countdown 2 Xmas: Mail Toys Snow Night

I’m back at Tourmaline’s Countdown to Christmas. Let’s see, where was I? Day 19: MailI almost always send holiday cards through the mail. Usually they are late, but this year I’ve mailed them all before Christmas! I order my cards from Shutterfly and couldn’t imagine what to send in this coronavirus year! The one I […]

SYW: Holiday Cookies, Drinks, and Magic

Melanie has a new set of holiday-related questions for her weekly Share Your World. What is your favorite type of cookie (they’re called biscuits in Europe I believe)?If you mean Christmas cookies, it would be a tie between the sugar cookies in different shapes with frosting and a brownie with peppermint candy frosting (not technically […]

Countdown to Christmas: Lights, Love, Colors, Candy, Candles, Creature, Desserts

Due to pressing tasks related to the holidays that have taken up much of my time, I really got behind in Tourmaline’s Countdown to Christmas! Days 12 & 14: Lights and ColorsHoliday decorations in many colors Day 13: Love Who doesn’t love Christmas? Here’s a bouquet of mostly roses (symbol of love) in our house […]

SYW: Winter & Holiday Traditions

Every week I look forward to Melanie’s Share Your World! QUESTIONS: Do you enjoy skiing or ice skating or if it’s warm where you are, hiking or enjoying outdoor sports? I have never been good at sports of any kind, really. However, as a kid I did go with my siblings or friends to local […]

Countdown to Christmas

Tourmaline is hosting her first Countdown to Christmas challenge this year! Here are the themes: I am admittedly lousy at keeping up with a daily challenge, so I am going to take this one by chunks, this time at least! Dec. 1: DecorationsMany people here at our senior community put wreaths and other decorations on […]

SYW: On Electronic Game Playing, Color Assignations, Tongues, and Fireplaces

Here are Melanie’s questions this week for Share Your World. Nothing heavy or controversial this week! QUESTIONS What would you enjoy if you could do so without someone getting annoyed with you for enjoying it? It MUST be something you aren’t supposed to enjoy because it is “bad for you”.Playing word games on my phone, […]

CFFC: White, Off-White, & Cream

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge‘s colors this week are white and cream colored.

SYW: On Zoos, Good vs Bad Surprises, Killing, & Nature

Monday means Melanie’s Share Your World! Questions: Do you like or dislike surprises? Why or why not?It depends on what kind of surprise it is. If it’s a Christmas or birthday gift, yes, I like surprises. I like the surprise of my husband getting me flowers for Mother’s Day. Some surprises are not fun, though…the […]

SYW: Skyscrapers, Keeping Fit, and U.S. Politics

Questions: What’s the tallest building you’ve been to the top of? Sears Tower (now officially Willis Tower, but Chicagoans still call it Sears Tower) – 104 floors! I went up by elevator but my 78-year-old brother-in-law climbs the stairs to the top once a year! Amazing! What do you do to keep fit?Not enough, especially […]

Bird Weekly: Feathered Friends

The Bird Weekly photo challenge this week invites us to share the feathered friends that visit or live in our home space. We have a lot of birds on the campus of our senior community, but I am only including those who actually come into our yard – ducks, geese, and robins! Although this particular […]