Dept. of Nance

 Q uite unintentionally, I found some fun stuff last week. Now you get to look at it, too. I have a terribly sad history with Cheetos. In 20...

M y life has a lot more Music in it lately. Jared included us in his Music streaming service plan, and being able to listen to exactly what ...

I have a long, long history as a Bird Enthusiast, documented already in  this post  from years ago. It's perplexing how I can retain so...

  I just realized that the Dept. of Nance is Seventeen this month. It seems impossible, but I've been writing here for Seventeen years....

  I t's back to the Bananas War with me again. Devoted readers will recall that, back in April 2021, I introduced you to my Ongoing Outr...

  H ow about a little Random This 'N That sort of post to clear out some of my Thought Nerfuls that have been bouncing around my brain? ...

O , Canada! Thank you for being there after all these months and months and months of separation! The Things About You We Love Best were al...

  H ello. I've been away an awfully long time, and I hardly know how to start in again. First, let me say a grateful and slightly embarr...

M arch is blustering off, and I say Good Riddance. You were a bit of a bitch, March, and I didn't appreciate it. At all. About the best ...

  O h, hello. Welcome back to the Fabulous Life that I somehow lead. How to Sort It All Out for you and where to begin? Let's just jump ...

T he other day Rick was looking outside and remarked, "Wow.  Look at those clouds. What an ominous sky." I immediately smiled and ...

  M eet Zydrunas, my granddog. Zydrunas's name is pronounced zih-DROO-niss, but you can call him Z. As is usual in our family, he has a ...

  I t's dreadfully cold here in Northeast Ohio (aka NEO), and there's nothing I want to do less than leave my home where it's wa...

  A s you can see, I'm Creatively Forcing It for letter X. I don't have a lot to give these days, but I wanted to pop in here, wish ...

  M y Wishes for you, my Friends, this Christmas of 2021, are that you find the Warmth of family and friends; the Joy of selfless giving; th...

  N ews Flash--I am old. All the symptoms/warning signs are there, and every single one of them can be put under the heading of one word, Vo...

  I 've been feeling Uninspired lately--another good U word--but to write about that would be boring and terrible. It would likely resul...

I t's almost week ago since Rick and I returned from a relaxing and long overdue visit with friends in Southern Maryland. We talked, ate...

  R ight now in my home, were you to go on a Scavenger Hunt of sorts, you could find at least fifteen pairs of Scissors. It's not that I...

W hen I think of Red, my favourite colour, I often think of my Aunt Berthie, my grandma's little sister. My grandma was named Ethel, and...