This is a post within a post so hang in there, okay? It’s going to look a bit like Shameless Self-Promotion but actually it’s not – not really. It’s more about ‘edutainment’. Awhile back Patty and I were discussing how cool it would be to provide ‘curated educational sample packs’ on her and Lisa’s new [...]
Can I get a collective “Hallelujah!!”? Yep, it’s that time of year again: back to school. Now those of you who don’t have kids may not care, but for those who do, it’s a pretty big day. As much as we love them, it will be nice to get a break [...]
Yesssss! It’s SUMMAH! I know a lot of folks hate summer, hiding out in their AC until the first nip of autumn arrives. Not Musette. I love the whole ‘so hot you can’t move’, louche, laissez-faire feeling of a Midwestern summer, as the tomatoes ripen and the sunflowers hit shoulder-height and the blood runs [...]
Zeta Winners (March’s draw from last week) – drawn by the fickle finger of fate random.org — Suzanne M., Rappleyea, and Francesca! (Francesca, congrats, have you ever won anything? Me neither.) I’ll email you three. If you didn’t win – Patty’s giving away four more on yesterday’s post. Okay, here’s Tom. by Tom Commenting on [...]
Who doesn’t love incense in fragrance? Well, lots of people, I suppose, including those for whom it triggers less-than-happy religious associations. I was spared all that in my innocent Lutheran childhood, where incense at church would have been (like an actual crucifix) a giant, uncomfortable leap away from Luther and lutefisk, in the general direction [...]