Disaster! Our giant pumpkin seeds haven't germinated. We'll have to go back to the Farmers' market and buy more seeds so we can try again. My father's seeds have, of course, sprouted and are growing busily. I've no idea what went wrong, but all we have are little...
Today I'm participating in a mass blogging! WOW! Women on Writing has gathered a group of blogging buddies to write about family relationships. Why family relationships? We're celebrating the release of Therese Walsh's debut novel today. The Last Will of Moira Leahy:...
English department store Debenhams have reported that dinner forks are outselling knives by two to one. The retailer is organizing a civilized dining campaign designed to make sure we don't lose the traditional way of eating. A spokesman said, "Using both a knife and...
Today's critter is a Pronghorn, and this photo was taken at Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA. To view more Camera Critters follow this link.
It's time for some more New Zealand ads. Some of these are older ones, but they're still some of my favorites. The one below is an all-time favorite. They've recently reissued it, combining it with the "Get A Perm" guy from the ad below, but I couldn't find a version...
About six months ago I came across a blog called 1000 Awesome Things. I was so taken with this blog that I put it on my RSS feed, and now it's the first one I read every day. It never fails to make me grin. For my Thursday Thirteen today I'm highlighting some of my...
My special guest today is paranormal author, JA Saare. Her post is about heroines and in particular Buffy and Bella. I'm a huge Buffy fan, but also a very new one since I've just started watching the series for the first time. I'm hooked. Over to you, Jaime... What...
I have a fascination with wind chimes. I love the sounds they make and find them soothing. My husband isn’t such a big fan, although a few years ago we purchased one. It’s a tiny one with elephant shapes and it doesn’t make much noise. My sister has a larger one and...
My husband and I always find the squirrels fascinating when we visit the US or other places that have them. We took this shot at Mesa Verde in Southwest Colorado. I've also included a photo of some of the ruins since this is why people visit this National Park. It...
