It’s HOT! and a WINNER! and mebbe a giveaway?

OMG!  You guys!  It’s HOT as fleck out there.  Rain.  Then HOT. 94F by 2pm. Which means …ick.  Bindweed, Creeping Charlie, sweat.  More sweat.  I have been trying to work in the garden but that means being up and out… Continue Reading

Chicago Part2 and a giveaway!

Hey, babydolls! This is going to be sort of brief because I am BEAT!  I’ve been in the garden, doing Spring Cleaning, for the past 2 weekends (and, to be honest, most evenings until dark).  Up and down all 1/3… Continue Reading

Cute Shoes

I was That Little Girl.  The knock-kneed one with …omg…orthopedic shoes. Braces (teeth, not legs).  Hair always wild.  It’s a wonder I survived middle school, y’all.  I mean, really.  I was a Brain, and it was obvious that I was… Continue Reading

Perfumes of Time or Place

Well!  So Portia is off to Paris.  I am off to Nebraska.  Obviously I am doing something Not Quite Right (jes’ kidding – NE is a fine place). Reading about her pending travels got me thinking about Perfume Times &… Continue Reading

Reflection: Yoga and Getting Over It

OMG you guys!  I’ve been trying to figure out how to write this post and it is just a vortex of weirdness.  So you’ve been warned. What is it about this time of the year?  Tradition would have it that… Continue Reading

Sounds of Solace – Musette’s Musings

It’s a chilly, dreary day here with a hectic work-week that bled into the weekend.   I’ve had a bit of What March Had, that soul-crushing exhaustion – but I can see the light at the end of the work… Continue Reading

Spice Girl

Wow – this chestal thing is almost gone but it’s really jammed my tastebuds something awful!  I mean…I can taste stuff..but I can’t TASTE it, y’know? It’s confusing because my sinuses are largely clear, so you’d think I could make… Continue Reading