It IS a nice day in the neighborhood. We are pushing our way out of summer, already. Fall is right around the bend. When you think about it, one could never have enough butterflies... Let's beer some batter for a fresh fry on the porch. This brand. Pop the top. No milk or water into the whisked eggs; just beer. A bit of a splash. We must make … [Read more...]
Rose-Colored Glasses [33]
It's a Rose-Colored Glasses beautiful kind of summer when you have flowers! In my neighborhood, there's a book drop-off/pick-up post on the side of a street. I've got to drop off some books for the ones I've taken! I hope the Oregon Trail is still there when I go back--how'd I miss that... ? Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer--pg. 156-157, 'A MISSOURI … [Read more...]
Porch Cooking InnovAsian Mongolian-Style Chicken
When you're in a hurry, and work is busy-busy-busy, this "instant" food-fix comes in handy; plus, it tastes homemade--instant but delicious. InnovAsian Crispy Mongolian-Style Chicken is an excellent brand of "instant". Am I sounding like a commercial?!--been a while since I featured a product; my favorite brands/products, might I say... Simply follow box … [Read more...]
Live & Let Live [31]
Stand up for yourself, for your voice, for your human right to be alive--but do it wisely and respectfully to others as well as for yourself.Be respectful to all people, even if/when they are not--simply just walk away. Don't participate. Your life depends on it.We don't have to allow any hate to reside internally. We each have a choice.I am a child of God. That, too, is a … [Read more...]
What Makes a Woman BEautiful
She's a true giver from her heart. Every single thing that she attributes to give to others, it came, first, from her heart; she follows through--she's a great provider--eventually/always.No matter any difficulty, she stays the course of her path--for her goals, for herself as well as for her family. She's a consistent hard worker.She's business minded/business savvy and … [Read more...]
Some Things I Learned “From This Pandemic Forward”–
How to seriously make very good, wise use of my time-Not get caught up in politics, in hate sides, and in the Black Lives Matter Movement. For my own peace of mind and daily tranquility, I've let it all go.How to be there for people without getting stuck inside their emotions.How to live more simply and enjoy it.Picking up old hobbies again/trying new ones; making them into an … [Read more...]
Happy 4th to you!
What is-- love. ? Seriously. Everyone, everybody, has their idea of it-- throwing in different facets of the very word. Maybe, just maybe, it's not one description. Perhaps, perhaps, it's what one can accept, tolerate, not be so much a perfectionist about. And, maybe, it's what you know you want or not at all. Nobody can decide it but each person to … [Read more...]
Human to Human
Human to human, I'm your equal.Human to human, I was created with value.Human to human, I was loved and planned by parents who wanted me born of them.Human to human, I am worth loving, knowing, appreciating.Human to human, I am an individual--my own person.Human to human, I have rights--human rights.Human to human, my body is my own.Human to human, I can't be bought. I'm not a … [Read more...]
SITK Dress Shop/1-VILLAGER Blazer
This is not just a piece of clothing. For, one, it's vintage. But not just any vintage to me. I have my heart strings around this blazer! This is why--I had this one so many years ago. A size 4P, like the 'new' one in the first pic of this post--the very same size and twin as my first one gone! I purchased the original tweed blazer at a second-hand shop in … [Read more...]
The Rory Way
I'm prone to do a lot of binge watching. Yeah, shhh, I miss the Gilmore Girls (lol)--gotta admit that I miss that show!--current series needed. But would new shows of the Gilmore Girls be just as good as all the old? I miss the coffee shop, Luke's Diner, like I was there on set or in the very town meeting up with friends during the middle of the day... (I always … [Read more...]