I’ve always fancied myself a bit of a sleuth. When my family lived in the shed, I read Mom’s old Nancy Drew mysteries with a flashlight or kerosene lantern. I then graduated to my own room in a trailer. I moved on to Encyclopedia Brown then grew up to love Agatha Christie novels. I even have … More Wish You Were Here – Vintage Postcard Series
A @nycmarathon@nyrr memory & how a flippant comment inspired: In 2009 as women leaders ran through my neighborhood an @NBCSports TV announcer said, “the runners are now in the less-than-picturesque part of Queens.” I was appalled. How dare he? I LIVE HERE! Of course no one was there greeting runners so it looked like an uninhabited sh*thole. The … More NYC Marathon Memory & Queens Pride
“Failures are like skinned knees: painful but superficial.” — Ross Perot Ross Perot passed away of leukemia today. As a student in Texas in the 80s, Perot was a household name well before he was a presidential candidate. He oversaw a TX public schools reform committee which led to No Pass No Play and so … More Ross Perot (1930 – 2019)
I painted for the 1st time in my life tonight* thanks to @letsgomakeart! I treated myself to their December monthly subscription box which included four watercolor painting kits. The kit arrived in a jiffy and was well packed and sorted. Tonight I followed along with Sarah Cray’s tutorial on YouTube and painted the flowers for week 1. … More Let’s Make Art – Watercolor Painting Kits
Love my QED t-shirts & wish you had one? Want to support a woman-owned business? Want to #shopsmall? Of course you do! Now’s your chance to get one & have it by Christmas! Order by 11/30 or else. Plus, tomorrow is day of the big Shop Small / Small Business Saturday holiday bazaar. We’ll have … More Shop Local at QED for Small Business Saturday
As a New Yorker purchasing a novelty kitchen item like an ice cream maker isn’t the wisest move. But I had been diagnosed with cancer and said to hell with it. It wasn’t on my “bucket list” (is making homemade ice cream on anyone’s bucket list?), but I *had* always wanted my own ice cream … More Easy (No Cooking!) Ice Cream Recipes
Grateful to have QED closed for Thanksgiving so Christian and I could enjoy a quiet holiday at the cabin. It was just the right balance of work and play as I banged through my inbox and reading list. We decorated our new tree, hung garland and wreaths, enjoyed a fire both in real life and … More Country Mice: Thanksgiving at the Rock House
For Thanksgiving, Christian & I drove upstate to our cabin to bury my sweet little budgie Dinah who passed while I was on vacation. She brought us a lot of joy, especially when she played with our dogs, Paquita (2001 – 2013), then Griswold and lately our silly Billy. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”12″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”100″ thumbnail_height=”75″ … More Fly Away Home, Dinah.
I’m writing this really late so I’m bummed to not have written some of my thoughts immediately after reading. But here’s what I read in July Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam M. Grant – This one wasn’t quite profiles of “originals” as more of the regular business-y self-help type of book with specific … More July 2018 Reading List
I will remember this day as a wonderful example of the things Life brings, good and bad. I walked through the park and paid a visit to General Grant, an American hero and patriot who arguably did more for the advancement of civil rights than any other of his generation. Afterward, I saw the original … More Come From Away to Grant’s Tomb & Riverside Church
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