Some pictures from this week’s sky watching from the balcony. So pretty! We had some new friends over for Thanksgiving, and then we went with them the next day to play with cats at a local sanctuary. (Krispy, you would have loved it) We have a weekend road trip to Panama City in December, with friends, and a January…

Some Thanksgiving treats! With just us, we made everything smaller! My carmel apple mini bundt cakes with hot carmel sauce were to die for.

My personal favorite way to eat butternut squash is to roast til tender and then mash it into some hot polenta along with as much butter and cheese as you can justify. It’s good as a side or a base — I usually top it with sausage and onions, but there are about a million things that would work. I’ve done something…

I AM WITH you. Sorry, all caps got the better of me for a sec.

I love(d?) going to movies by myself.  You’re just sitting in the dark watching anyway.  I would see a lot less movies if I had to find someone to go with me. 

It’s strange but I’ve never had a problem with eating or going to movies (remember going to movies? In a theater?) by myself. Probably because I didn’t get married until I was thirty five and lived on my own for years, but it was always my “regular” setting. I’m A Reader, so I always had a book with me and never…

I don’t live alone, but I’m currently eating leftovers by myself on Thanksgiving Day (divorce means I never get to do the holiday on the official day because both my ex and my husband’s ex are narcissists and demand the children be at their respective houses) in front of my laptop, in total silence, and I am LOVING…

Dear Megan,

OT: Any plans for a Thanksgiving Night Social here? With the weirdness about limited gatherings and all, might be nice to find some community here for some of us. Just a thought....

+1 For toast dinner. When I feel especially decadent, those crispy slices of comfort get slathered in grape jelly :)

My hair also became curly with menopause. Though I love it, now that I have learned how to style it...... ♡

Hey Jezzies how are you all tonight?

I was wondering if I should get my sister a 3D puzzle for Christmas, she likes puzzles, and it sounds fun to me!

Mashed potatoes are the best

Fun! I’ve always wanted to try one of the 3D puzzles. Hope you’ll post pics when you’re finished with it! 

Hola kitty cats! I’m digging my new life in the mountains of Panama. My decision to retire was a good one for many reasons, just one of which is that a racist, conspiracy theory spreading mask-denier in my old office/cube farm might have infected everyone in the office with Covid; he came to work defiantly maskless…

Those are some lovely looking cookies (and a very smart bit of time saving. This is the best way to bake). And a happy pre-Thanksgiving to you.

So, I thought I should pick up a new hobby for lockdown. I decided on a 3D puzzle Notre Dame de Paris. I thought “It’s only 293 pieces, how hard could it be?” Whelp, it turns out...pretty damn hard! It’s huge, my whole dining room is out of commission, it’s advanced, and I MIGHT finish it by Xmas. When it is done, I…

I love how you arranged your pictures, and I think leadership training is always dumb. Either your energy vampire, or the people leading the having really swallowed the corporate Kool aid. 

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I took some time off last week, which was sorely needed between new job being moved but still trying to get the house together. At least I finally got the mattress I original ordered, almost 4 weeks after ordering it and after over a week on the one they tried to sell me instead that…