Thank you for these recommendations! I love adding to my TBR list. Some I purchase, some are library check-outs, and all give me a sense of peace. My Kindle is loaded and I’m ready for immersion in the new year.

Oh my goodness, now when anyone asks me what I’d like as a gift, the answer will have to be lasagna.  How have I never thought of that on my own?

I wonder, though, if there’s another angle to this. If Trump resigns or is removed through impeachment, Pence sits in the Big Boy chair, and wouldn’t that be lovely for Christianity Today? He’s portrays himself as a poster boy for Christianity. Could that be their end game?

Even when I left the room for a while and couldn’t make out the words that were being said, I could tell whether the person speaking was a Democrat or Republican by the level of whininess, yellingness, and angry teenager tone.  I can’t bear to listen to them.

I can’t claim credit, but this is golden.

Pantone may call this “Classic Blue,” but I am viewing it as “Democrat Blue,” and hope to see it wash all over the country.  If Pantone had decided on any red-tinged color for 2020 I would have been disconsolate.

Always take a walk. At least put on some walking shoes and then decide whether to take a walk.  See there?  Once you have your shoes on, you might as well go outside.

Regardless of what was or wasn’t between Ken doll’s legs, my best friend and I always played “Dirty Barbies,” which meant that we’d make clothes for the Barbies out of scrap material, drape it around them, and Ken would tear it off. We’d mash Ken and Barbie(s) together while we made “uh uh uh uh uh” noises.  I have no…

Did someone say Hocus Pocus? This is the Lizzo/Hocus Pocus cover you need!

“Tonight, a Very Special Episode...”

LOLOL I’ve been following this on Twitter this morning and feel totally invested in it, despite not having any idea who these people are. It’s a nice diversion from everything else that’s absolutely hateful in the news.

I am in awe of Shayna, Tearah’s mom. To handle everything with such grace is inspiring. My two favorite moments: Seeing all the girls dancing in the kitchen, and watching Shayna calm Tearah, giving her the skills to calm herself.  Remarkable.

So you want your wedding pictures taken in front of the hanging wall? Really? “We’re not a regular couple. We’re a cool couple.”

For real, #9 The Pumpkin Friend and the romance of #14 had me genuinely laughing. I’m way older than Vine and TikTok generations, but never too old to appreciate something that makes me laugh unexpectedly.

I tried Kindle Unlimited for a couple of months, but none of the books I specifically wanted were included so I dropped it. You and MsM are spot-on about First Reads — some months I skip it and other months it’s great.  

Sometimes 30 minutes, sometimes 2 hours at a stretch... reading can take me away. My Kindle is one of my most treasured items. I often order through Amazon, but I especially love “checking out” e-books through the public library.  Do you (general you, for anyone interested) know that if you do a search for a book you…

This is such an easy way to make them! I forgot that I used to make these all the time when I was in high school. Somehow I never figured out the part about putting them on a cookie sheet, which means I put them directly on the rack and often had marshmallow goo that leaked out onto the bottom of the oven.  Sadly, I…

I love you for this.

This lovely portrait of Karl in the basement will look like this and he will grow even more beautiful in real life when he drinks from the well of the Kravitz/Bonets.

I have such a hard time keeping the Kravitz/Bonet family straight because all I see is a collection of beautiful people — Lenny Kravitz, Zoe Kravitz, Lisa Bonet, Jason Momoa — and the ravages of age mean nothing to any of them, so they are timeless, talented, and beautiful and could mix and mingle and morph into each…