Goal Setting - Year Projects

 In my birthday month, I like to announce a project or idea I will be working on.  I found that the more random these goals are the better. They work best when it is high interest to me and low risk of failure.

This coming year is about the side quest. Not a to do list but a want to do list.  I will be looking for opportunities to go somewhere out of the ordinary, research something odd, go down that random rabbit hole, and learn something new.

Wordy Wednesday - Annual PSA

 

Weekly Roll - Pre Thanksgiving

 Linky Love

Turkey Tape Resist Art - I did this back in 2022. It is a cute craft

cardboard turkey - I might need to do this

Would You Rather Questions for Thanksgiving I would definitely swim in gravy over cranberry sauce

Best Time for Thanksgiving Dinner - who knew

Inappropriate Thoughts 

I couldn't resist putting up my front window lights. I have decided that my Christmas theme this year is going to be twinkly glitz snowy with a touch of tacky. Hey, it is a genuine theme. I have two blow-up dinosaurs for my front yard. They will make their appearance after thanksgiving. 

Wordy Wednesday

 

It was my birthday last week and I think about this a lot as I get older. I don't have a credit for the quote but it is a good one.

Weekly Roll

Did you feel full moon vibes? Photo by my husband. This full moon was Friday and was called the Beaver Moon.

I have been on a podcast kick my current favorite podcast Hide and Seek is back. They are covering a Washington state missing person case.  This is on Shane Barton

Make Ahead Side Dishes for Thanksgiving - This is coming up and Good Cheap Eats is one of my go to for budget and times savers

7 Ways to Cook Mash Potatoes - never thought to use a steamer basket

Inappropriate Thoughts

This God Knows sign is on a fence near a middle school near Nonna's house. I can't ever decide if it is a threat/warning or something else. It really is an ambiguous sign

What I Read November

 I am linking up with Modern Mrs Darcy's Quick Lit. Check out what everyone else is reading.

Reconnected by Carlos Whittaker

Carlos spends 7 weeks screen free.  He spends two of those weeks with Monks and additional two weeks with Amish Sheep Farmers. Carlos even has his brain scanned by Dr Amen before and after. I thought this was really interesting. Carlos talks about noticing things and how our inner GPS is broken. I found the wonder part really interesting especially with screens we can get the answers immediately. We have lost our wonder. Carlos also turned his experience into a documentary. This maybe the kind of read all of us could use in this season of way to much information.

I am a big fan of his instagram loswhit

Wordy Wednesday

 

This is a Sharon McMahon quote best known for her Instagram SharonSaysSO. It is one that keeps rumbling around in my brain. 

Happy Veteran's Day

I thought on this Veteran's Day. Thank you have served and those serving. Thank you for your service! I thought I would write about some civil war veterans in my family tree.

Herman Pringey  is Henson S Liston's brother-in-law.  They both served during Civil War for the Union Army in the 6th West Virginia Calvery. Henson Liston saw action at Winchester, Cedar Mountain and the Second Battle of Bull Run. Henson also participated in General Siegel's campaign on the Rappahannock River Herman introduced Henson to his sister, Candance. Herman's baby sister, Abigail, also married a Civil War veteran, Jacob Martin who fought in Gettysburg, When the war was over, they all moved to Iowa later settling near each other in Cass County Iowa. Herman and Henson are both are buried in the Newlon Grove Cemetary in Cass County, Iowa.

Weekly Roll

 

I don't know why but this cracks me up. Maybe it is the genealogist in me.

Linky Love

Mental Well Being of Family Members of Autistic Adults - probably more scholarly than most things I post. 

1 trait more crucial than love to stay together I will have to agree with this

Inappropriate Thoughts

Watched the Martha Documentary. I am not Martha.  I thought it was good but talk about perfectionism.  I even checked out 2 Martha Stewart books.  Martha was an influencer before there were influencers.

Thanksgiving Shelfie - Pumpkin Edition

 

This display is my dining room on top of my china cabinet. This is all stuff I have had in my fall stash. Still not in a rush to pull out the Christmas quite yet.

Weekly Roll - time Change Edition

Did you fall Back?

Linky Love

What I voted sticker look like across the US

True Story of a Famed Librarian and the Secret She Guarded Closely - I read The Personal Librarian that is based on the Belle da Costa Greene story. I glad there is going to be a special exhibit on this very special librarian.

Will the Time Change Ever End Please make it end

 Inappropriate Thoughts

I kinda miss having little kids at Halloween time.  It is fun to see them dressed up and excited. I was reminiscing to my now grown children about their Halloween's of the past. There was one year my youngest dressed as a werewolf and jumped out of the bushes at some middle school girls. They were not impressed.  The was the year of the spontaneous light saber battle between an unknown Luke and my Darth Vader. 

There were many Halloweens of us going trick or treat with my nieces and nephew. My best friend made some amazing costumes.

Sourdough Chronicles - back from the dead /cloud of pumpkin spice

 I must confess I neglected my sourdough starter in the refrigerator. It had lot of hooch on the top. I fed it and it is alive and kicking. Feed it and it will come back.

I wanted to make sourdough pumpkin bread. I had to get some pumpkin spice. I had trouble opening the container. I am still sweeping up pumpkin spice. There was a cloud of pumpkin spice. It makes two loaves

Taste of Lizzy T Sourdough Pumpkin Bread

This bread didn't last long at my house.