Plinky said, "Pick a new pet to take home for free." There’s no such thing as a free pet, as any responsible pet owner knows! Beyond the costs of housing and feeding the animal, you have to provide for health…
Books Per Year
Plinky asked, “About how many books do you read each year?” Last year is the first time I ever tried to track them, and I think it was 150+ according to GoodReads. I don’t know how to see the number…
Setting Up Shop
Plinky asked, “If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? Food? Clothing? Books?” Books and needlework items! My former partner and I used to dream about opening a combination book/stitching/gaming/coffee shop. Of course, independent bookstores…
Gratitude 9 April 2012
1) Dinner with an old friend 2) Fresh flowers from his garden
Gratitude 8 April 2012
1) Time with my daughter 2) Delicious dinner with Katie and some lovely people 3) Stitching time!
Laptops and Coffee Shops
Plinky asked,”Should coffee shops limit the amount of time that laptop users can occupy tables? Why or why not? What should the time limit be?” That depends on the coffee shop and its clientele. If a particular shop isn’t having…
NaPoWriMo
This is so cool. To honor National Poetry Month, there’s National Poetry Writing Month, which is providing daily poetry writing prompts for April. I immediately thought of Hope Evey. Because of this marvelous thing I’m seeing a poem a day…
Gratitude 3 April 2012
1) Good pizza for dinner 2) Living in an area where we can get a pizza delivered (that hasn’t always been the case) 3) Having the money to buy the pizza! 4) Good dinner company
Playing the Lottery
Plinky asked, "Do you ever purchase lottery tickets? Have you ever won?" I don’t ever purchase them – never have, can’t imagine that I ever will. I agree with whoever called them “a tax on people who are bad at…
NaBloPoMo April: Poem
This month’s blogging theme is “Poem.” Not poetry, but “Poem.” It’s in honor of National Poetry Month. It’s been a few years since I wrote any poetry, so to honor the theme I’ll point you to poetry I’ve shared elsewhere…