How is everyone? Did anyone get to see the solar eclipse? I’m not sure why I am fascinated by these sort of events, but I always am. However, it has been drizzly and gloomy all day, so we can’t be sure there even IS a sun up there at all.

As a summer lover, it is hard for me to let go, but I’ve had to face the facts that it is now sweater weather. I ( Read more... )

I warned you guys that as long as everyone is being silent, I’m gonna keep posting. For better or for worse, I wasn’t kidding. So … as a child, one of my friends would occasionally bring over an album that I LOVED. It was not available to me to own, so I was at her mercy. I’d sometimes ask her to listen, but she didn’t love it the way I did and I ( Read more... )

Happy Easter to all who celebrate,
whether that is Jesus, or bunnies, or just an opportunity to stuff your face with chocolate. My children are of an age where they aren’t terribly interested in all of the hype, but my husband and I still always color eggs. Childhood nostalgia, I guess. Or maybe it is that as kids, they really only had the coloring ( Read more... )

Hey friends, hope you all are well. I’m wondering if anyone has ever been a member with skill share. I certainly don’t have the time for it right now, but I am intrigued. I won’t bore you with my questions unless someone speaks up to say they’ve used the site. Of course you might not be willing to admit you’ve used it just to avoid my 100 questions ( Read more... )

How is everyone? It has been super quiet around here on LJ. I hope you are all doing well. I never make birthday posts and instead just hijack others posts and put well wishes in the comments. I do it that way because:

1)I’m lazy
2)I’m terrible with technology, but I do have leaving comments figured out.
3)I’m not very good at keeping track of ( Read more... )

Hello lovely LJ pals! It has been awfully quiet around here. Then, I take a step back for a day or two and suddenly everyone is here. I love it! I remain completely unexciting, but I wanted to chime in along with others.

First, I’m gearing up for fall, and I want to know your favorite fall things (because maybe I can steal them to become my ( Read more... )

What's up, friends?  I'm just here to spread some gloom, so feel free to pass if you've maxed out on that emotion.  I am normally very optimistic about life in general, but the state of affairs in the US lately is just soul-crushing.  I'm not used to feeling like this.  July 4th is one of my favorite holidays.  The weather is warm.  There are lots ( Read more... )

Does anyone else struggle with getting into your account sometimes?  Do you change passwords frequently, or always leave it the same?  I got kicked out of my original account at one point, and it would never send me a recovery e-mail to reset my password.  I've tried several times to get on today, and it tells me my password is incorrect.  Tonight ( Read more... )

As always, I have nothing truly exciting to say, but I feel obligated to check in, periodically.

That said, my small excitement is this: I plant flowers in my side garden every year, and I dislike gardening, so last year I decided it was time to go with perennials and I planted some Calla lilies in my yard. They are quite possibly my favorite flower ( Read more... )

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers on my f-list. And to those who struggle on this day, for so many possible reasons, I’m still wishing you a great day filled with whatever makes you happy and sending hugs to those who need a little extra TLC on this day. I’m grateful for you all.