these are a few of my fave-o-right things
i have Sharpie Marker luv. yes. i do. some time back, somewhere around 10 years (imagine that?!?) ago ??!!??, i bought two sets of Sharpie pens from Costco. a set of 24 assorted colors of this size:...
View ArticleChristmas Tree Twinkle
It's the dreaded Twilight Zone Week between Christmas Cheer and New Year WhoKnowsWhat. Yet my Christmas tree lights are still twinkling. Ever bright. During this (relatively) calm time - is when I...
View Articleanother fave-o-right thing
the 'Bag Cinch' by OXO. it's DollinkHubby's new fave-o-right thing. fact of the matter is ... ... DH is the one who tossed a 3-pack of Bag Cinches into our cart whilst shopping at Tar-Zhay last week....
View Articlefor all you list makers and letter writers out there
a website of lists. so cool! and here is a related, website of letters. also lots of fun. ooooooh. another! thanks to Shaun Usher for all of the above.
View Articleget set
This year, Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) 4709 - begins on Monday, January 23, 2012. The celebration begins that day and continues for two weeks. When I was a kid growing up in San Francisco, CNY...
View ArticleSPITui!
i like blackberries. sweet ripe blackberries. in pie. in smoothies. or mixed in with plain non-fat yogurt (add a little honey). but i don't like the blackberry nubs. aka seeds. they are the stuff of...
View Articlemore things that (older) middle-aged ladies do...
back by popular demand ... (yeah, right) 5) (older) middle-aged ladies ..... take longer to explain things than when they were in their 20's, 30's and 40's and had to explain things. 6) more often...
View ArticleToday's Tofu
Once again, I'm here to sing praises to tofu. (hmmmmm ---- have I yet spoken of tofu on this blog?) Tofu (or 'dow-fu' as I've always called it - and still refer to it when not in mixed company*) ranks...
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i don't care much for stylin' with short-sleeved polo shirts or dresses for women. i never wear 'em and don't like looking at other gals wear 'em. there's nothin' really WRONG with a short-sleeve polo...
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Hardwood floors are just that. Hard. Yet everyone seems to like them. Sure, hard woods can be pretty to look upon. All shiny and bright. And hard. And gorgeous. But hard. First thing folks do when they...
View Articlenot necessary
so stop it awreddy. what's the peeve? for a restaurant wait person to bring 'round the Giganto Pepper Grinder and ask if i wish to have freshly ground pepper on my food. hello?!? i like pepper, but...
View Articlethe Wrong Bento
you are about to read a true confession. one that typifies the continued 'aging antics' of this OlderBroad Blogger. what this confession represents best is the fact that in getting older becoming more...
View Articlea Chemex story
once upon a time in the 1970's i drank coffee. once upon a time i used a Chemex coffee maker to brew that coffee. once upon a time my Chemex broke. after all, it IS glass. and truthfully, that...
View Articlewake me when it's over
i haven't done a movie review for some time now, so here goes ... HubbyDear and i rented 'Feed the Fish' as a dvd from Netflix. anyone who rents dvds knows how it can sometimes be with oft-used/quite...
View Articlea lesson in life & creativity
something i wish my 4 year old DollinkGranddaughter could teach me: 'a beautiful gold rainbow' 20" x 24" acrylic on canvas artist: DollinkGrandDaughter LB * to paint with wild abandon.
View Articlesummer breeze makes me feel fine
yes it do. i luvs me some summer breeze through the pine trees in the forest warm red dirt plenty greenery calm. fine. alive. i am here and taking notice. very thankful. SUMMER BREEZE See the curtains...
View Articleyou nicked my name
nicknames. Nicknames were a BIG DEAL in my fam-of-origin. Everyone in the family had them. Relatives and friends had them. And not just one. Two or three, and easily more. Giving someone an...
View Articlehere's a few more things that (older) middle-aged mamas do...
(8) carry more and more stuff in their purse make-up bags. for me, that would be one or two bronchial inhalers, additional face creams, eyeliner and eyebrow pencils (for when my eyebrows disappear and...
View ArticleI sure do miss you, John Hartford
Growing up urban as urban can be in 1950's and 60's San Francisco, I had no exposure to bluegrass music. Nothing like it existed within the confines of the Chinatown neighborhood, anyway. Even the...
View Article'you and that stupid blanket'
It's getting colder. Not that it's downright COLD just yet. And where I live though it does get cold. It is still mild weather. Relatively speaking to a great many other places. But the temps are...
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