It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date
Hello everyone! I hope that you are all doing well! We are doing ok over here, just keeping on keeping on. We had a pretty busy weekend that was full of family!
Read Last Week:
I’ve been reading monstery books this spring. Not sure how that happened, but it did. I absolutely loved Wormwood Abbey, and I can’t wait to read book two in the series. Greenteeth… I had higher hopes for it. I love this cover, I loved parts of the book, but it was a bit slow maybe? There was something about that I didn’t love. Maybe I was just too excited to read it; I grew up reading about fairies and loving faery lore and Jenny Greenteeth was one of my favorites so maybe I had too high of expectations. It still was a pretty good read.
Reading This Week:
This week I am stepping away from my monster books and starting my yearly reread of Watership Down. I can’t wait to get back to this little world again!
We have been hopscotching about, and doing less binge watching lately! This is unlike us. Lol. However, we are enjoying all of our shows that we are watching. Lately, that list has included Poldark (why did it take us so long to watch this!), Our Flag Means Death, Wheel of Time, Murdoch Mysteries, and Beyond Paradise.
We are also three movies into our Springtime in Paris movie watch! This week is Paris Blues with Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier.
And that is it from around here today! I hope that whatever you do today, you do something that makes you smile!
Hello everyone!! The weather here has been absolutely dismal most days! What is happening? Isn’t it spring? Luckily we have had a few sunny days! I’m just really waiting on those spring flowers now!
We have been keeping busy though, and having adventures despite the gray skies.
Last Saturday we went to the Detroit Institute of Arts. They have a special exhibit that I wanted to see, called Painted with Silk, and I also wanted to wander the Dutch Masters area with Wyatt, as we are reading a book set in Holland for Language Arts. (The Wheel on the School)
We set out into the rainy icky day early in the morning, arriving at the museum just after opening. I like to get there early, especially on the weekend, and we got a great parking spot – something of an accomplishment in Detroit on the weekend! We found our way to the exhibit but not before stumbling into a room filled with the most vibrant, story filled modern works. This one is just stunning.
I can’t believe how impossible it has been to find the name of the artist, and of this painting – I should have written it down but I didn’t anticipate it would be difficult. I have found that the name of the artist is Titus Kaphar, and this painting is from his Exhibiting Forgiveness exhibit, but that is all I could find. If anyone knows the name of this particular work, I would love to add it here.
Wyatt was drawn to this one. This is Radical Openness by Stanley Whitney. I can see why he likes it.
After spending some time in this room, we wandered out into the hall to find our way to the Painted in Silk exhibit.
These pieces were exceptionally done, and amazingly, were made by children. 11, 12, 13 years old girls, a lot of them, and were completed between 1600 and 1800. They served as a diploma for the girls from wealthier families who could afford to send their children to school. The piece was a displayable symbol of the girl’s ” mastery of an important practical skill and the diligence and self-discipline that society expected of its more privileged members.” It was mind blowing and at the same time, incredible. I am sorry, the angle on some of these photos are wonky. This room, despite getting there early, was already full of people. I love that this was a popular room, and also to see so many people at the museum.
I thought these memorial pieces were beautiful. They were done in black and white purposely, and are called print works.
My favorite pieces were modern pieces done to represent an older style. They were all done by the same artist, Elaine Reichek. She uses this form to “question assumptions about gender, class, race, and ethnicity that the older works expressed and reinforced.” It was fascinating to see representations from two very different perspectives. We also learned that it is very rare to see a historical piece that depicts a Black person, or that was done by a Black person , although they did have a wall of a few.
I loved this piece representing Moby Dick. If you want to see much better photos, and more information on these makers and artists, you can view the exhibit online here.
I was in awe of this whole exhibit. My son, however, was a bit bored…
From here we moved on to the Dutch artists, which he enjoyed a bit more. He liked all the boats and windmills, and the hidden meanings in the paintings with what was painted. They also had I Spy games for different rooms which he enjoyed as well, which was like a visual scavenger hunt for objects in paintings.
That last photo was one I had to take because my brother’s youngest is giving her parents the business these days when they go out, with typical two year old trying to run away in places behavior. They were joking that they might need a leash for her. I saw this painting and was like, I guess this a very old issue, as this woman has her child on a leash.
We were starting to get hungry, so we left the museum in search of food. We ended up picking up sushi from The Goblin and chicken nuggets for Wyatt. Billy and I each chose a roll and then swapped half with each other.
Later that night we all sat and painted and colored. It was the perfect end to a rainy day.
The next few days we just went about our normal lives, appointments, work, school, etc. Then last night we had scouts! I wanted the kids to do something Earth Day related that tied into their advancements, so we worked on the Build It loop! The kids worked with Billy making bug houses out of wood, then stuffing them full of materials they brought with them or I collected, and they also decorated bird feeders made out of old jugs. It was really fun, and really busy! It was an all hands on deck meeting, with all the parents and grandparents pitching in to help the kids. Wyatt had such a good time, and I heard from other mothers that their kids absolutely loved it as well!
And that about sums it up for today!! I will leave you with some random photos from the old camera reel!
ETA: I had just published this post when I saw this on Facebook. I wanted to share it here with you all today.
I hope that whatever you do today, you do something that makes you smile! And pay attention to those glimmers.
Hello everyone!! Welcome to week two of our Paris film journey! Lisa from Boondock Ramblings and I wanted fun and whimsy and beauty this spring, and although an actual trip to Paris in the spring would be better, a film journey will have to do. We are having great fun, and hope you will journey along with us!
Last week we watched Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and oh, I adored it! I thought, no other movie is going to compare. And then, I watched this week’s movie, which is How to Steal a Million starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole.
I loved it. It was everything.
But we will get to that.
IMDB summarizes the movie as “The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father’s forgeries and protect his secret.”
I have always loved Audrey Hepburn. To me she is the epitome of elegance and grace and beauty, with a bit of cheek and sass as well. As for Peter O’Toole, Billy and I commented that we had only ever seen him as an older gentleman in movies, so it was interesting to see him as a younger, leading man. Who is also elegance and grace and good looks, with a bit of cheek and sass. There were definitely quite a few moments when I laughed out loud at some his lines and his delivery of them.
There are quite a few great scenes in this movie, the first being the scene where Nicole (Hepburn), and Simon Dermott (O’Toole) meet. Nicole is home alone, reading in bed, when she hears a suspicious noise. She is reading a Hitchcock novel, and is probably a little on edge from her thrilling book, and at first dismisses it. Until she hears another, and goes to investigate. She creeps down the stairs, and catches glimpse of a shadowy man, a man who appears to be stealing one of her father’s forged paintings. She confronts him with an antique pistol, and the two meet eyes, as O’Toole reveals himself, very slowly, over the frame of the painting. It is our first real glimpse of him, and his very blue eyes. (and I thought about Lisa here, with her love of blue eyed actors) After a bit of back and forth between the two, there is a bit of a kerfuffle, and then Audrey shows us she can look absolutely elegant and amazing in anything, including a nightgown, pink coat, and wellies, designer I am sure.
However, the best is yet to come. Nicole and her father learn that a forged statue of theirs, which they have loaned to the museum, needs to be authenticated in order to get the mandatory million dollar insurance coverage required. This of course can’t happen, and Nicole is dead set on saving her father from any trouble. There is only one solution she can think of – she must steal it back, and for that, she needs the assistance of the only burglar she knows.
From here, the movie is all just one big adorable romantic heist. The two have to plan the robbery, and one scene cracked me up, because I am pretty sure this is how Billy feels on the daily with me.
Also, I wondered as well if Crispin Glover has studied O’Toole, because so many of O’Toole’s mannerisms made me think of Crispin Glover.
Anyway, back to the movie.
Quite a bit of the movie seems to take place with the two of them crammed into a small closet, and this just raises the stakes on the tension, both for the heist and their relationship.
I don’t really want to get into much else, because if you have not watched this movie, I want you to feel all the feels and joy that I did. I don’t want to give too many spoilers!
Let’s talk Hepburn’s wardrobe in this movie. In our last movie, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, the movie was all about Dior. This movie, Givenchy was the designer du jour. Hepburn absolutely loved Givenchy, and had said that “His are the only clothes in which I am myself.” The outfits she wore were impeccable, exactly what you would expect her character to wear, and the type to inspire daydreams in everyday women. Except maybe that white hat at the beginning. Givenchy is known for his clean lines and simplicity, and this suits Hepburn perfectly.
This movie made so happy and joyful. I felt my spirits rise while watching it. The pair were so believable in their roles, and it was just so cute at times. I absolutely loved it! So far, the movies for me have both been five star picks!
You can read Lisa’s post here, and also check out the rest through the linky!
I had a little extra bonus this time – Billy made us madeleines to enjoy while watching. They were delicious !
Did you watch? What do you think of this movie? Feel free to comment and link up with us!
For this prompt, I decided to go with rainy but still springish covers. April showers and all! And we certainly have gotten the rain lately here in Michigan. All I am saying it, we better have a good showing of those May flowers!
I haven’t read any of these! However, these books are either on my TBR or were books I spotted on Pinterest and saved there. And today I wanted to see them all in one big group for the effect.
Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt: It wouldn’t be a list of mine without some middle grade. A reviewer on Goodreads says that this book has a kitten, whale watching, and clam rakes amidst the growing pains of the MC. Sign me up!
The Colors of the Rain by R.L. Toalson: This is a historical fiction middle grade, about the desegregation of Houston’s schools – in 1972! This sounds like a very powerful book.
Rain by Melissa Harrison: I have read a few of Harrison’s seasonal books, as well as a middle grade by her, and I adore her. I am sure this one is just as good!
Off the Map by Trish Doller: This is another cute looking romance. I am intrigued by the MMC being a digital cartographer! I love maps of all kinds so that sounds interesting to me.
Take Good Care of the Garden and Dogs by Heather Lende: This is a nonfiction book, a memoir of recovery and gratitude and community. It has been on my TBR forever, and I hope to read it this summer while my son recovers from his own big surgery. I think I will need something uplifting and hopeful then!
Otter Country by Miriam Darlington: Another nonfiction memoir, this one deals with one woman’s quest to see an otter in the wild. I love otters and I would also love to see one in the wild! However, I will have to travel through the adventures of Miriam and hope that I see one of the Michigan otters in Northern Michigan one day.
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date
Hello all! Last week was a pretty big week around here. Wyatt had multiple doctor’s appointments, and some of them were not the best. But, we are doing our best to be positive, as hard as it is at times. And for those times that are hard, I do have a good community around to help out.
Anyway. I didn’t get any time to read last week, until yesterday. So I didn’t make it too far into my books! I will be reading the same books that I posted last week.
I am halfway through Wormwood Abbey though now and I am really enjoying it.
Last week we watched a lot of Murdoch Mysteries, then when we caught up, we switched to Our Flag Means Death.
I also watched Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris as part of our Springtime in Paris movie event. I absolutely loved it. It was such a joy filled movie, which was something I really needed.
In My Blogging World:
Lisa at Boondock Ramblings and I are hosting another film watching event for springtime. It is six weeks, six movies, and very easy going! If you want to watch one or all or a few, we would love to have you join in. Just watch along and comment on our posts or post your own thoughts and link up!
If you are interested, this is the schedule of movies! Our second post will be up this week!
Also, in January and February, Lisa and I were hosting Crafternoons and they turned out to be so much fun that we are continuing them on through the year. People craft, color, sometimes just chat, and we just have a lot of fun. They are drop in style, so no time commitment, just if you have some time to just craft or hang out one scheduled afternoon, drop on in! We will have our schedule up for spring this week!
And that is it from me today! I hope that whatever you do today, that you do something that makes you smile!
Hello everyone!! It has been a very very long week. I am so glad that today is Friday. Wyatt and I have no real plans except a little school. I try to keep Fridays open for field trips, library trips, reading, and art. Fridays are the best. Plus we have pizza every Friday as well so I don’t need to plan and make dinner!
So, this week was a bit crazy. Some of it fun, some of it was not as fun. Let’s start with a fun day, Tuesday.
Tuesday I woke up and the sun was shining and I wanted Wyatt and I to get outside somehow. My friend Sarah has the most magical yard, and I had the idea a few weeks ago of Wyatt using it as a small ecosystem study for the spring and fall. We will miss summer in person due to his surgery, but Sarah is going to send videos for him. Anyway, we had been trying to get the day together but it kept raining on us! Tuesday morning I texted and was like, it is sunny, are you busy? And she texted me back to come on over! (and also that us winter people are crazy because it was pretty darn cold!) So big thanks to her for having us cuckoo winter folk over on a chilly sunny morning when she is a high summer type person.
Can I just say, she was so accommodating to my boy. So concerned and thoughtful about his wheelchair and maneuvering her yard, and wanting to show him things. She even had a fire lit for us to sit around. It was a very lovely start to our day.
The fish were awake and swimming, and very greedy to be fed. She told us to come back and feed them some worms so we are looking forward to that. (well, not really me. Wyatt) We had coffee and we caught up with each other and we talked with Wyatt about all the signs of early spring. About the life we could see emerging, and about what was coming. There were signs of life everywhere. Flowers pushing through the cold ground, birds feeding at her numerous bird feeders, seeds germinating in the earth in her greenhouse, the fish in the pond, and knowing that soon there will frogs and toads lining the rocks that ring the pond. She told us stories of raccoons on roofs, swimming in the pond, the possums that come and hang out in her garage. It was a great time and I am so thankful she is sharing some of that magic with Wyatt.
Later that night, I met up with my friend’s at Kelly’s house. It was the first time the four of us had all been together at once since the holidays and it was so nice to hang out!! I also took Lisa’s book with me and we all fun trying to find different spots to take its picture around the house for my Instagram post.
If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that I went with the last photo for my post. Which one would you have chosen? I am curious!
Then we started our gauntlet of appointments. Wyatt had three appointments this week in two days. It was rough, especially on him. The first appointment was at 7:30 am on Wednesday, where we learned that Wyatt is not having just one hip done in July, but both. To say that I have been struggling with this since getting the news has been an understatement. I am terrified everyone. This is my baby. But his PMR doctor, who we have known since he was a baby, told us that if he is going to end up having the other one done eventually, it is better to do it at the same time rather than separately for a few different reasons. It doesn’t necessarily make it easier emotionally or physically for Wyatt though while he is going through it. We sat there listening while wind and rain were whipping against the windows, wishing she was telling us different news. It was like the weather was reacting to it as well. Angry and upset and full of grief that it has to happen.
We headed home where we had more coffee (me) and toast (Wyatt) then waited for his therapy appointment a few hours later. The weather was a bit nicer when we went there, and he had a good visit.
Our last appointment was yesterday morning, when Wyatt had to go to the orthotist to get fitted for his braces. His regular orthotist is semi-retired and is training a new person. However, this appointment was going to be tricky with Wyatt’s hip pain. George, his regular orthotist, and the trainee were concerned because Wyatt’s muscles were pretty tight and they had to maniuplate him into leg positions that were painful. George told me that if they couldn’t get a good cast in the office yesterday, they would have to do it as a home visit with sedatives. It was pretty tense, and I even had a job, to hold Wyatt’s thigh in a straight position up off the wheelchair, while pushing down on his knee at the same time with my other hand. I could tell he was uncomfortable and in some pain, but I distracted him with stories and trying to make him laugh, and he toughed it out. (If you have read Watership Down, I felt a little like Bluebell to Wyatt’s Capt. Holly) But my kid was a trooper. He got the job done and even was giggling at times. George came in after and told Wyatt how proud he was of him, that he couldn’t believe he had even heard Wyatt laughing when he had been afraid he was going to hear crying. I hate that Wyatt has to be tough, but he really is. When he was in the NICU, we had a sign made that said Team Tough Cookie and that is really Wyatt.
After that appointment, I could literally feel my whole body relax and I was exhausted from the crazy week of emotions and running. Wyatt was tired too, and after a quick stop at Barnes and Noble, where he got a book about otters and I got a set of two new blank books, we headed home where it looked like Wyatt was about to just pass out in the car. When we got home I popped him into my bed, where he conked out hard and I vegged out.
Then we had to get ready for Mermaid Girl! She came over last night for Mexican food and crafts, and we had such a good time with her. She is so full of energy and light, and bounces all over house, telling us story after story. We love having her here. I had also made chocolate chip cookies for dessert and they were delicious! My brother, SIL, and little Hurricane came over to pick her up and hung out for a while which was nice too. And they ate a bunch of cookies which is awesome because that recipe made like 500.
And that leads us to this morning. I am going to have another cup of coffee, hopefully have a pretty easy day.
Just me hanging in there!
I hope that whatever you guys do today, that you do something that makes you smile!
This spring, I wanted to see something beautiful. Something that felt like coming out of the winter, flowers blooming, color where once there was gray and dark. Something that felt like daydreams. Something like, springtime in Paris.
I have however, never been to Paris, not in spring or in any season. But movies, like books, can take us anywhere. So this spring, Lisa and I are inviting all of you to join us on our film journey to Paris.
Our first movie: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
This was movie was the perfect choice to kick off our film event. A movie about following your dreams, about beauty, about luxury, about feeling alive.
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is described by IMDB as “In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one. She embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook — but the very future of the House of Dior.”
I am no fashion girlie, but I am a woman. I can get breathless at the sight of a beautiful gown, or become enchanted by a fabulous pair of shoes. I now even can get a little excited over picking out lipstick colors. But these gowns go beyond, don’t they? Vintage Dior. I think Mrs. Harris describes it perfectly when visiting the atelier, a room entirely in white just like the actual Dior, as visiting heaven. I think anyone would feel that way.
But I am getting ahead of myself. First, Mrs. Harris has to make it to Paris! And after a few nicely timed turns of luck, she manages to not only get there but to arrive with a purse full of cash, enough to purchase her very own Dior. But it is not as easy as stepping inside and picking out a gown, is it? Dior is not pret a porter, or at least it wasn’t. It was exclusive, for women with husbands who had deep pockets, titles, who were “somebody“. These gowns were ordered, then fitted to the lucky woman, like unique works of art.
Mrs. Harris, Ada, encounters a few obstacles to her dream, but due to her kindly nature, which also hides a bit of steel, her fairy tale story begins. Her fairy tale does have bumps along the way, but thanks to the friends she has made, and her own personality, that includes maybe even a bit of rebellion, there is a happy ending.
Most women would see these exquisite creations, and sigh, and say to themselves, “Oh, where would I even wear this anyway,” knowing that such dreams are probably out of reach. Well, Mrs. Harris saw the dress and thought to herself, I don’t care where I wear it. I am going to have it. Because why shouldn’t she have it, if she could afford it? Even if her life was spent scrubbing floors and her ballroom was the local Legion hall, why not? And why not indeed?
This movie was perfectly perfect. Charming. Delightful. Heartwarming and lighthearted, and just what I needed on this gloomy stormy Michigan day. A movie to remind me that dreams can come true, that we need not explain them to anyone, that we can dream big.
Plus, the dresses! This movie’s wardrobe and costume department had a huge job when they had to recreate vintage Dior, his tenth anniversary collection no less! And of course, I had a favorite, and it was not one of Mrs. Harris’ favorites. I absolutely loved the dress called Vaudeville. It is not the most showy or magnificent of the dresses that were in that collection, but to me it is just perfect. At the time that these gowns were being designed and made, these women had just gone through a war. A war that required a great deal of sacrifice, on all fronts, and where things like this would have been just a dream. I can only imagine coming out of such a time and seeing dresses like this in the newspaper. I can imagine all too well Mrs. Harris’ instant love. Mrs. Harris is all of us.
This movie was well acted, and was just a very lighthearted and easy movie to watch. Today’s world is also pretty tough, honestly, and this movie is one to lift the spirits. I highly recommend it!
I wanted to add as well, that this movie is based off the Paul Gallico book, Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris.
Did you watch? What do you think of this movie? Feel free to comment and link up with us!
Hello April!! The sun is shining this morning for the first time in days and I am so happy!
April is so many things. This month, it is Easter. It is also my mom’s birthday month, and she will be 74 this year. It’s also the Springtime in Paris movie event that Lisa and I are hosting, and I am hoping to find some fun French things to do this month to really lean into the theme. (I have a few ideas but we will see!) I am currently working on a new embroidery project that is French themed so there is that!
It is also the month I am going to reread Watership Down again, for the whoknowsthenumber time.
Let’s start there, with Watership Down. Reading this book is liking walking down a path that I have traveled so many times, it is well worn, it is well known – yet I always find something to surprise me. Depending on my frame of mine, my life at the time, different parts resonate with me more than others. It’s even hard to say now why exactly this book appeals to me so much. I know that it is upsetting to some people, some people don’t like anthropomorphic characters, etc, but to me this book is about bravery, and friendship. About community and resilience. About breaking free to live the life you want. Perseverance. Adventure. And it is all wrapped up in a little story about rabbits, a story that Richard Adams never intended to write and publish, one that he just started making up and telling his children and they eventually encouraged him to put it on paper. I am so thankful that he did, because I have loved this story of brave, clever rabbits for thirty years.
Sometimes this time of year, I am yearning to get outside and in the garden. We had some plans for gardening this year, but Wyatt’s surgery has been scheduled – July 9th. So instead, Wyatt and I are going to start some pumpkin seeds today. They will grow through the spring and summer, and then, when Wyatt is hopefully through his recovery, the pumpkins will be ready as well. And that is the extent of what we are planning. Billy may throw down some wildflower seed, and let them flourish, I am hoping to maybe maybe make a small water feature on the deck so that Wyatt can see it and access it until his surgery. Maybe it will attract a frog or two.
I am thinking long term these days. Something we can start, that will take us through to fall, as we are going to have some rough months ahead. Something to hope through, look forward to.
Switching gears here – back to now, back to April. I have some really cool stuff planned for homeschool this month. I am very excited about it and I hope that Wyatt likes it and finds it fun. I have a whole concept for a sort of immersive type learning, for language arts and science. We are reading The Wheel on the School, which is new to me as well, and Wyatt will be learning about the Netherlands and habitat loss and restoration, windmills and renewable energy, dikes and climate change, among other things. We will talk about white storks, and eat Dutch babies, and stroopwaffel and try limburger cheese. We will learn about tulips and wooden shoes, about canalboats. I am very excited about this everyone! Can you tell?
I plan to post this week about our March homeschool too, which was also pretty fun but not as immersive or wide in scope.
I have some field trip days planned this month as well. The Detroit Institute of Arts, the zoo with a homeschool friend, member preview day at Greenfield Village. Maybe for that one we will take a blanket and throw it down somewhere, and enjoy a little picnic. Wyatt loves picnics -maybe because I read Wind in the Willows to him for the first time when he was 6 weeks old and just home from the hospital. He came home April 13th, after being in the NICU since March 2nd. The day he came home was rainy and cold and gloomy, but I always say he brought the sun because then it seemed like the days were sunny again, and I had open windows with warm breezes filling the house, and I would look out and see our apple tree in full glorious bloom. We haven’t seen it like that since that year, which sounds fanciful but it is the truth. Right now our tree has tiny buds on it, but no blooms yet.
And I will leave you with one of my favorite poems, a poem by Mary Oliver.
Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver
Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who make the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and crotchety–
best preacher that ever was, dear star, that just happens to be where you are in the universe to keep us from ever-darkness, to ease us with warm touching, to hold us in the great hands of light– good morning, good morning, good morning.
Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.
Whatever you do today, try to do something that makes you smile!
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date
Hello all! I hope life is being kind to you right now. I am currently enjoying all the new growth my plants have had recently – and I think my violet might even pop out a flower! It never has before and I would love it! I just see this little shoot getting ready to unfurl, and I am hoping it is a flower. I have been using the water from our aquariums to water all my plants and I think it has been giving them some extra nutrients!
Read Last Week:
I loved both of these reads! Malamander was so cute and fun, and Gladwynn took me along for another unputdownable mystery! Book reviews will be up this week.
Reading This Week:
I am looking forward to reading both of these! Then next week, I am starting my annual reread of Watership Down!! I have been waiting for it to feel a bit more spring, and I think it is finally feeling less winter around here. And, I hope I didn’t just jinx Michigan!
Billy and I finished up Season 2 of Severance! It was such a ride from start to finish. The whole show is so well conceptualized, well acted, and well written. It is also a bit weird. I love it!
I was afraid that we wouldn’t be able to follow it up, and have a bit of television hangover, but luckily we had episode one of Season 3 Beyond Paradise to watch! It was the perfect show for how I felt last night.
In My Blogging World:
Lisa at Boondock Ramblings and I are hosting another film watching event for springtime. It is six weeks, six movies, and very easy going! If you want to watch one or all or a few, we would love to have you join in. Just watch along and comment on our posts or post your own thoughts and link up!
If you are interested, this is the schedule of movies! Our first post will be up this week!
Also, in January and February, Lisa and I were hosting Crafternoons and they turned out to be so much fun that we are continuing them on through the year. People craft, color, sometimes just chat, and we just have a lot of fun. They are drop in style, so no time commitment, just if you have some time to just craft or hang out one scheduled afternoon, drop on in! We will have our schedule up for spring this week!
Whatever you do today, try to do something that makes you smile! I am going to watch Wyatt bowl this afternoon and that always brings a smile to my face!
Hello all! Billy and I are almost finished with Season 2 of Severance, and we love the whole “Your outie likes…” phrases. The other day we were joking around thinking of some for ourselves and each other and I just thought it would be a fun little get to know me sort of post. Like some of the little things, except instead of saying “Your” I am just going to say “My”.
Ok now I feel silly. But I am still going to do this.
My outie likes light and opens the curtains first thing in the morning.
My outie likes to make soup and muffins.
My outie likes color and clutter.
If you don’t watch Severance, I apologize, because this post will look like I am nuts. But even if you don’t, do you like any of these? What are some of your little things that you like?
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 