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  • 2017 Christmas/Wintry Music Mix
    2017 Christmas/Wintry Music Mix
    Each year I condense my twelve hours of Christmas/winter music into a playlist of two, for cooking time, etc. If I had to listen only to a few artists for Christmas, I’d choose Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Vince Guaraldi. Probably. But fortunately, that is not required. This...
  • It keeps me stable for days
    The song “Cars” by Gary Numan changed everything for me. At least, that’s how I tell it in my head, looking back over the years. Like everything stopped, looked up, and gasped, and then nothing was quite the same as before, and never would be again. The first time I...
  • Briefly, a birthday countdown post
    Take Five
  • This Could Be The Start Of Something
    This Could Be The Start Of Something
    Will I write something today that I think is grand? Will I sew something fun and interesting-looking? Today on I've Got A Secret, Jayne Meadows started singing "This Could Be the Start of Something Big," while they were taking turns singing tunes for musical chairs, and that was mildly funny...
  • Domestic Doings, W songs, and a bit of eccentric serendipity
    Domestic Doings, W songs, and a bit of eccentric serendipity
    It all started because we were out of cat food, and also Kroger had a huge bakery surplus yesterday, heavily marked down. But I mean, I didn’t know we were out of cat food while at the store. I just got the bread, and some other things. There was a...

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