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
Earlier this spring I spent an afternoon ripping up thorny, invasive plants and planted various flower bulbs in hopes that they’ll propagate and provide lots of color and cut flowers for vases over the years. So I’ve been keeping a close eye on that wild little patch looking for any signs of success. I noticed … More Milkweed & Monarchs
“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
Kambri Crews 