In my defense, I lasted a week without it, which I consider a feat. And yes, that's a puppy. Her name is Lucy, and we're picking her up from the breeder on Saturday. I'm so excited I can't stand it, of course.
Further, I changed the blog theme yet again. I think I'm happy with this one? Maybe? I know I need to write posts more than anything. Hop…
Goodbye, Facebook! For now…
I've just deactivated my Facebook profile, so what do I do to ease the withdrawal? Read about Facebook withdrawal. There's a really interesting article from LiveScience that explains that while Facebook triggers pleasure in the brain similar to that of cocaine or other drugs, it doesn't quiet the part of the prefrontal cortex responsible for inhibi…
Greens on the Red!
So many Spring festivals! And this isn't even a Small Town Festival. This is Greens on the Red, which happens to be about two blocks away from my house. Palmer and I walked Penny over for a visit this year. I don't know how we'd missed it before, but we'd never been.
Of course I didn't take my good camera or photos of the actual festival offeri…
Daffodils (and quilts and table settings?) at the 2017 Jonquil Jubilee
Around here, Spring brings the beginning of Small Town Festival Season, and I, for one, always look forward to it. These festivals range from tiny (like this one) to pretty darn big (the Ruston Peach Festival, for instance). Last year, I made it to Ruston and to one more: the Wildflower Trails Festival in Linden, Texas, which from what I could tell…
A note about Badlands National Park
Several national park rangers have made it clear that they disapprove of the current political climate, especially with threats to keep the EPA hushed, sell off public lands, and keep citizens uninformed (misinformed?) about climate change. The park to start it all was Badlands, and it happens to be one of my very favorites. I figured I'd share som…
There’s fungus among us!
Last Sunday, Palmer and I went to Walter B. Jacobs Nature Park, one of my very favorite places in the general vicinity of Shreveport, for a presentation and hike called The Fungus Among Us. Turns out fungi are a lot more complex and diverse than I realized. While I can't tell you much about the various types of mushrooms, I did learn that, for me,…
Seedlings and projects and ethics, oh my!
Now that Christmas decorations have been stowed and the surprisingly calm (for me) Mardi Gras season has begun, things have calmed down, and we've been able to focus on more mundane, non-family-related projects.
As usual, Palmer did an excellent job decorating the mantle.
I've been up to my usual crafty shenanigans, at least for this time…
Time to put up the Christmas decorations
Yep, it's Twelfth Night, the proper day to put away your Christmas decorations until the day after Thanksgiving this year. It's also time to pull out the Mardi Gras decorations and eat every available piece of king cake. Shreveport's Whole Foods, for one, is prepared. They've actually been prepared for a few days - I just wouldn't let mysel…
It’s 2017. In other news, I read a book.
Yeah, I'm a little bit late on this one. I've been a little bit late for a while. Anyway, I've been thinking about what I want to do with this blog and with my year in general because, you know, that's what one does this time of year.
I only made one formal resolution: Read that damn pile of 50 books again.
If you've ever looked at this blog …
Santa Claus is coming…to Penny’s nightmares!
Let's all think about this for a minute:
https://twitter.com/rShowerThoughts/status/808091916843749376
This was certainly the case today with our favorite puppy, who decided she did NOT like Santa. At least the one at PetSmart, who didn't seem to like her, especially, but who was remarkably patient as she tried to climb all over him to get away f…