August 30, 2023 If you like octopuses, you’ll love this post I just finished two books with a giant Pacific octopus as a main character: Remarkably Bright Creatures and Sea Change. I have a third…
August 14, 2023 Long live Pee-wee Herman, who normalized being weird and silly When the news of Paul Reubens’ death broke last month, I felt sad and nostalgic the way I do when any GenX icon passes….
July 8, 2023 10 tattoo rules that will never let you down We all need rules to get through life. Some of us don’t like to call them rules and that’s fine. You can call them…
July 3, 2023 My fam fell in love with Ohio Caverns If you’re looking for something unique and fun to do on a hot summer day, look no further than the legendary Ohio Caverns in…
May 31, 2023 My obsession with the letter Z started in grade school Do you have a favorite letter of the alphabet? This may sound odd to some people, but I do. You see, I’m a lifelong…
April 15, 2023 The Pez dispenser is almost 100 years old Do you remember eating Pez candy out of a flip-top dispenser as a kid? I do. I mostly preferred English candy as a child…
March 29, 2023 People are wild about white squirrels Have you ever seen a white squirrel in the wild? I’m a fan of squirrels of all kinds. Even the ordinary, grey kind are…
January 4, 2023 I lost a gemstone but my cat found it I was a lucky girl at Christmas this year. Hubby surprised me with a gorgeous bracelet with three zultanite gemstones – something I had…
December 19, 2022 Have you ever seen “husband and wife” trees? Inosculation. It’s a heck of a word. Now that I know what it is, it’s also one of my favorite wonders of nature. You…
December 3, 2022 In defense of my lifelong love of skulls I love skulls and skeletons. I have as far back as I can remember. I remember loving the skull and crossbones on the Jolly…
