When my brother and I were little we found a treasure trove of records, 45’s and 78’s which were my mom’s and her brothers when they were younger. We still had record players back then, in the not so distant past I might add, We had one of the semi-portable ones and would sit in… Read More Big Bad Bruce (Jenner)
I didn’t always live in the desert. In fact, I have lived in many places and climates, but I spent the majority of my formative to young adult years in the mountains of Colorado. Well, by the mountains. The eastern slope, but the mountains were a part of daily life and if you knew where… Read More Living up the AZ
My parents and I had a conversation the other day. That in itself is not that newsworthy don’t misunderstand, I talk to my parents everyday. It was notable in its content. Not notable really, just a little butterfly. I was pointing out how much TV influenced, and continues to influence the way we see the world… Read More Resolve, It Isn’t Just for Carpets Anymore, Midafternoon Mental Moment
Musings on Super Heroes and Manic Stuff The power of the manic mind is that it moves so fast that it leaves societies’ restrictions, eating dust, breaking the barriers of inhibition, and laughing at the shockwave in its wake…the possibilities are astounding. Imagine it a dog free of its leash..running away without care until it… Read More Superheroes, Dogs and Shockwaves
How many different kinds of love are there? You think many from growing up when you were told at every turn, typically after questioning why you felt the same way about your Great Aunt Gertie as you did your favorite stuffed animal? Or why mommy and daddy kissed but you weren’t supposed to kiss your brother/sister/cousin/insert relative… Read More Love is Love..
I is for…Ignorance A while back I wrote a post called Stupid is Stupid but Ignorance is Bliss. It was in my early blogging days and while I stand by much of what I wrote at the time Today’s Mental Moment… is about how the Ignorance is bliss philosophy can, and often does, go to far.… Read More A-Z Challenge; I is for Ignorance Mental Moment
I live in my head. It;s true. In the last year I have taken up residence on the top floor and for the most part I have a very busy adventurous life wandering the corners of my mind, sometimes to the point of forgetting that I reside in a body, that is a physical manifestation… Read More Real Girl, Real World
It is that time of year when people go to great lengths to be with family members for the holidays. I mean literally. Some travel thousands of miles every year, some not by choice, to celebrate. I say not by choice and mean mostly the kids who are shipped back and forth for the holidays.… Read More Sitting Here Watching Airplanes
Today, Miss Magpie is going to tell us about sea turtles and how they lay their eggs. I am especially happy she did this week’s feature as they are out of school for 2 weeks (1 down 1 to go… ) They get entirely too much time off these days … I may have… Read More Magpie’s Treasure; Sea Turtles
Ever been walking around in your life, not messing with anyone else’s, you know nonchalant, under the radar, just going about your business and you are in the middle of doing something or saying or even thinking something and for some reason you are perplexed and confused? Specifically about what you are doing, saying, or thinking… Read More Gotta Believe in Something – a mental moment
Back to our challenge. Is that right, our challenge? Well I assume many of you lovely people will participate….right? See how I kinda did that? You are thinking – wow I don’t want to let Lizzie down so I think I ‘ll do it. or .. well never mind this is a family show… Read More 30 Days Condensed, Reheat and Eat (or like soup pt 2)
A challenge is always fun and I found one. Ok I found two but one at a time. Edward Hotspur got this from Benzeknees. She in turn got it from Pink Ninjabi… and… and… anyways…
This week’s Magpie’s Treasure is interesting. She has walked around for a week talking about lips. Singing Love My Lips. She knows all the words. Smarty pants. I don’t know where she gets her silliness from. 🙄 I happen to know that this is a combination of two lip presentations..so I thought I… Read More Magpie’s Treasures; Lips
Running Naked With Scissors 