Blog Entry Saturday: G'bye 2018!

As organized humans, we tend to think in terms of calendars and clocks; past, present and future. I see it as a fluid thing. You don't have New Year do-overs, you simple have New Year - change of focus. You decide to focus on an arena you might have neglected. 

At the end of 2018, I gained so much experience and wisdom and hard knocks and victories that I am not even sure what to say when I greet 2019. But, here's what I might tell it - 

Blog Entry Saturday: Seasonal Colors

We just left the earthy tones of fall and are going to enter the icy colors of winter. These colors purge, cleanse, and create a blank slate for the vibrancy of coming spring. Let's just look at some of the magic - 

Blog Entry Saturday: Making Fudge

It's that time of year when I remember my most beloved Christmas treat - fudge! I make some great cookies but the fudges are sentimentally my favorite. Here's just some of what I like to make - 

Blog Entry Saturday: Playing in Snow

It's hard not to get a bit excited about the first snow. There is a child inside of all of us that wants to stomp some prints in the snow, make a snow angel, sled down a hill, or build a snowman. It's just instinctive. 

Blog Entry Saturday: Requests to Santa

It's that time of year when we reflect on our childhood Christmases and those we miss at this time of year who are no longer with us. I tend to look at my relationship with the red-suited man over the years.

Blog Entry Saturday: Photographing Winter Cemeteries

Cemeteries are thoughtful, respectful, and solemn memorials to all the lovely lives that have inhabited this planet at various points in time. There is no better time to photograph such a quiet and still location as the cold and barren wintertime. Here's some tips - 

Blog Entry Saturday: Dream Halloween Locations

With Halloween looming just days away, I am pondering the dream locations to spend a Halloween. I'm sharing mine - 

Blog Entry Saturday: Scariest Spaces I've Been

As Halloween draws near, I can't help thinking about things that give me shivers. I figured today I'd focus on sharing the scariest spaces I've been. Some may not seem scary, but all it takes to make a space scary for a person is an uneasy feeling in the gut.

Blog Entry Saturday: Halloween Selfies

There is no better way to usher in the season than to take some Halloween and horror-themed selfies. I have stored away dozens of them over the years as I try new challenges to become a character. Let me give some tips and tricks - 

Blog Entry Saturday: October Horror TV

Pretty much, the entire month of October, on any given day, you will find horror playing on TV, cable, Netflix, etc. Let's take a look at some of the offerings. 

Blog Entry Saturday: Smells and Tastes of Autumn

It's getting close enough to autumn that we can almost smell it, taste it. I like to transition the season in way that embrace the senses; darkening the room, using battery operated candles when watching tv, keeping the house a bit cooler, draping a lap blanket over the arm of the sofa, embracing hot tea, and being certain my nose and mouth know the season is upon me.

Blog Entry Saturday: Movie Snacks

Everyone has their favorite movies snacks, but sometimes movie time becomes more than just one movie, one box of candy, it becomes a stay-at-home marathon-watching event. Here's some of my favs for those such days - 

Blog Entry Saturday: Movies To Inspire Halloween Longing

It's August and by now I'm well and fully one foot into autumn and another foot creeping toward Halloween. I like to have a weekend where I put on the 5 basic horror movies that I love to watch around Halloween time just to hear the music and see some dark and spooky places. Here's what I am darkening my windows to watch this weekend -

Blog Entry Saturday: Ancient Cannibalized Bone?

On any given day, I could be chasing mysteries from a wide variety of focuses. On this particular day, I had set aside time to study, photograph and document an unusual bone find in a remote cave in the Northwestern US.

This interesting and very old bone from a cave appears to be split open neatly, never gnawed on, but the marrow scooped out. This would indicate signs of cannibalism. 

Blog Entry Saturday: UFO Watching Tips

As I live in a state that has a LOT of UFO sightings and I myself have seen many unexplained flying objects in the sky, I thought I'd share some tips on doing a summertime UFO watch.

Blog Entry Saturday: Chesapeake Recipes

It's summertime and I can't help but dig out some old family recipes from the Chesapeake. We had a lovely summer home in Newpoint, VA when I was growing up. It inspired clamming, catching crabs, gathering oysters, growing a garden, and making some amazing meals.

Blog Entry Saturday: Nerd Girl Memes

Today I'm sharing that humor side of me. Most folks who follow me on Facebook know it oh so well. Let's laugh at the life of a single nerd girl looking for a mate. 

Blog Entry Saturday: Wisdom Memes

A few years ago, I started putting together workshops for middle agers, for taking on the life you were supposed to have, the one you want to live before you leave this mortal arena. I made many memes to use, sharing the wisdom. As soon as things quiet down a bit, I plan to make the workshops available for free. I want to share some insights into the hard and worthy fight of chasing those dreams you never dared try.

Blog Entry Saturday: Childlike Zest For Life

My friends have long known the childlike qualities I exhibit. It's part stress relief, part creative outlet for
 brainstorming, and part spiritual. When you have a childlike attitude, you pass up judgment and go with the moment. It is best described as spontaneous inspired wonder.

Blog Entry Saturday: The Implications of Bigfoot

Science has done an excellent job of pointing out that what we thought we know about man is liquid until we discover new test methods and discoveries. It wasn't until recently we could prove we carried Neanderthal genes, and then a prior unknown man, Denisovans. Then, they realized from discoveries that those men were not only out and about Europe long before Homo sapiens but vastly ahead of us in technology and brain capacity. So, what does this tell us about the Bigfoot people?