I saw this on the lovely and talented Denise's Facebook page and thought, "I could do this right here on Facebook OR..." Eighteen random FACTS about yourself that may surprise people. Well, I don't know if these nuggets will surprise anyone, but here goes. 1. Do you make your bed every day? Joe usually makes the bed, but I'll surprise him sometimes. 2. What's your dream job? Currently? My dream job is no job. The... Continue reading

Been a minute, hasn't it? And I was doing pretty well back in January. It seemed like the more time slipped by, the more I didn't post. I had all these big ideas for posting about aging, about money, about hobbies and eating and fun stuff we did and and and and then I just felt overwhelmed by HOW MUCH I should do. So I decided that I would just GET SOMETHING posted, whether or... Continue reading

I’ve finished two more! This brings the total to ten - seven by Rolife, two by Tonecheer, and one by Know Me. Am I done? Oh hell no. I think I've posted a few of them on the Facebook and I wrote a blog post about the first one. Anyway, here are the latest book nooks. I like them a lot! Both of these, like many of the others, have mirrors in the back. They're... Continue reading

Okay! Let's do a Saturday 9 - first time in a while! This week's song is This Could Be the Start of Something by Jack Jones. Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) We're beginning the year with an optimistic song about starting something new. Right now, are you feeling positive about 2024? Personally, yes. But I'm really nervous about the election and hoping hoping hoping that democracy survives. 2) In this song,... Continue reading

Shall I abandon, O King of Mysteries, the soft comforts of home? Shall I turn my back on my native land, and turn my face towards the sea? Shall I put myself wholly at your mercy, without silver, without a horse, without fame, without honor? Shall I throw myself wholly upon You, without sword and shield, without food and drink, without a bed to lie on? Shall I say farewell to my beautiful land, placing... Continue reading

Day 24: Sugarplum. Very nice. Day 25: Gingerbread Person. How sweet - a gender neutral marshmallow! It was actually my favorite of the bunch. So here it is, New Year's Eve, and we are hurtling toward 2024. I'm sitting here on the couch, writing the last post for this year's Holidailies. We've got the Little Feat Waiting for Columbus live album on the box, the cat is curling up in Joe's lap, and we've just... Continue reading

Day 23: Orange Cardamom This marshmallow was orangey and nicely spicy. I liked it! Well, the presents are wrapped and the pie is made, so all we have to do is pack a change or two of clothes, leave some food for the cat, and we’ll be off to SonnyeBoy’s place! We’ll also attend the yearly Christmas Eve party at my sister’s house, which is always great! It’s not quite “over the river and through... Continue reading

Day 22: Peppermint I love peppermint. My favorite tea? Peppermint. My favorite chewing gum? Peppermint. Life Saver? Pep O Mint. Soap? Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Peppermint. (All one! All one! (IYKYK)) This time of year brings a plethora of peppermint. So far, I've tried the Wendy's peppermint Frosty - delicious. Zwahlen's, our chocolate and ice cream emporium, released their peppermint stick ice cream yesterday - superb. Finally, today's delightful cube of chewiness was peppermint! It... Continue reading

Day 20: Black Forest Sweet cherry with wee choccy flakes - a winner! Day 21: Eggnog I love eggnog, so this sweet pillow of flavor was right up my alley. You might even say it hit my sweet spot. Last night I joined a Zoom call with five of my Clown College classmates! We've been doing these calls since the pandemic, but this particular call was the first in a few months. It was great... Continue reading

Day 19: Sugar Cookie Today's tasty sponge was Sugar Cookie, which was quite good. Not quite as good as an actual sugar cookie, but close enough. Lately I've been indulging in videos from Penn and Teller's TV show Fool Us. The deal is that magicians perform a trick, hoping that Penn and Teller won't be able to figure out how they do it. I love watching the episodes where the magician succeeds, but even the... Continue reading

Day 18: Rose Well, this puff of goodness was Rose flavored, and like the Lavender, it tastes like it smells, which is weird to me. But I love the smell of roses, so why wouldn't I like the taste? My Mom grew the most beautiful roses. She had a couple of rose gardens in our big backyard, one up along the picket fence and one down by the pine trees. Every year she got a... Continue reading

Day 17: Latte Now that's more like it! I liked Latte a lot, eh. (Sorry.) (Not sorry.) Seriously, the latte is my go-to Starbucks drink and this was a great marshmallow. We had a nice, lazy day - just like Sunday ought to be. We slept in (until 8:00, imagine!) and stayed in. It was a rainy, gloomy day, so we weren't missing anything. Normally we go out to lunch on Sunday, but it was... Continue reading

Day 15: Caramel Very nice! I love caramel, even more than I love chocolate, and I love chocolate, so I enjoyed this puffy confection. Day 16: Strawberry Cheesecake Also very nice! The strawberry tasted very natural in this cloud of sweetness. I braved the mall today. I have not shopped at a mall during holiday season for years and years and years. But I waited just a tad too long this year to get appropriate... Continue reading

Day 14: Cookies and Cream This sweet cube of goodness was delightfully cookies and creamish! I liked it a lot. Right at this moment, I am watching Emergency! on MeTV. It's one of the later seasons, because Johnny Gage (played by heartthrob Randolph Mantooth) has longer hair - almost, but not quite, hippie length. His partner, Roy DeSoto (played by Kevin Tighe), is the level-headed, more experienced paramedic, while Johnny is the slightly dopey but... Continue reading

Day 13: Earl Grey I suspected that today's marshmallow would be Earl Grey when I saw the pale slate-gray color. It was fine, very tea-ish. I went through a tea phase in college. All the hippies drank tea, especially herbal teas like chamomile and peppermint. My tribe liked the Celestial Seasonings teas - Red Zinger and Sleepytime were particular favorites. But I'm really not a tea person. I still like peppermint tea, but I pretty... Continue reading

Day 12: Blueberry Today’s airy confection is blueberry. Very very tasty. Don’t you just love blueberry pie? So does my Sonnyeboy! When he was working as a cop and living in our beach house, he decided to treat himself to one. So he got a convenient frozen pie and popped it in the oven. When it was done, Sonnyeboy grabbed some pot holders so that he could safely remove the delicious dessert from the oven.... Continue reading

Day 11: Maple Pancake Wow! As soon as I opened today’s marshmallow packet, the scent of maple syrup caressed my smeller. And the taste! Really good, just like a short stack smothered in real maple syrup. Loved it. I do love a good pancake. I can’t eat more than two standard-sized pancakes anymore, but that’s okay. I can eat a pancake plain, slathered in butter, or drizzled with honey. But for me, maple syrup is... Continue reading

Day 9: Lemon Meringue Well, I may have broken my Holidailies streak at 8, but I did open the Day 9 marshmallow door to reveal a lovely lemon meringue cube. My gramma made a great lemon meringue pie. When I was a kid, I sometimes had the privilege of swirling the glossy meringue on top of the lemon layer. That was as much of a treat as the pie itself, what with the occasional glob... Continue reading

Day 8: Dark Chocolate! What could be bad about a dark chocolate marshmallow? I’ll tell you what - nothing. This cube of spongy fun was delicious! The other night I casually started rearranging the books in our many bookcases. I thought I’d gather all the Stephen King volumes and put them together on one shelf. So I did. Missing The Gunslinger. I must rectify that. I had to continue with an overflow Stephen King shelf.... Continue reading

Day 7: Lavender I never think of lavender as a flavor; I always think of it as a scent and a color. I must say, though, that the lavender flavor in this lavender colored treat was nice; in fact, it tastes like it smells. Does that make sense? Anyway, I do love the scent. Back in high school, my favorite perfume was Yardley's English Lavender. I felt very groovy and mod when I dabbed a... Continue reading

Day 6: Mango! Today's marshmallow, as you have no doubt figured out, is mango. I was never a huge fan of that particular tropical fruit, but mix it with a lot of sugar and whip it up into foamy cube and it turns into a quite nice treat. So. I didn't get around to visiting the leasing office until late this afternoon. Alas, she was busy with a young couple. I'll drop by tomorrow. I... Continue reading

Day 5: Funfetti This marshmallow was both tasty and colorful, with its wee pieces of candy confetti goodness. So far, I've liked all of the treats that I've tried. A guy just knocked on our door and tried to sell Joe on Hello Fresh. I've never heard of door-to-door salesfolk pushing meal kits, especially in apartment buildings! I think he must live here or he would not have been able to get into the building.... Continue reading

Day 4: Cola This piece of pillowy goodness tasted remarkably like Coke! I’ve always been a Coca-Cola aficionado, ever since I could grab one out of the soda chest in Pa Fowler’s market while Mom picked out potatoes and Pa ground up beef for hamburger. Now, because I’m old and fat and diabetic, I drink Coke Zero Sugar. It’s the closest thing to actual Coke that I’ve found. Tab? Bleh. Diet Coke? Meh, but I’ll... Continue reading

Today's marshmallow: Chocolate Chip This cube of bouncy sugary goodness studded with teeny tiny chocolate chips was quite tasty! I grew up with chocolate chip cookies. I have written about these cookies several times, but they deserve to be written about frequently. My mom made these cookies from scratch and memory in her trusty Mixmaster. I'm not sure if she started out following an actual recipe. By the time I came along she'd been making... Continue reading