by Susan Matley | Dec 29, 2023 | Official Blog
This week I could write about the year in review, or renew the same list of resolutions I’ve made for years running with little success (stay current on magazine subscriptions, polish shoes, sharpen knives, dust). But no! This week I will kick over the routine...
by Susan Matley | Dec 21, 2023 | Official Blog
We’re busy with holiday festivities here, riding herd on four Advent calendars and keeping up with the daily demands of Advent Bowl. Gifts are sent and wrapped as needed. A few special recipes are pending production. Lily and 9 are working on their own projects...
by Susan Matley | Dec 15, 2023 | Official Blog
You were probably expecting a holiday theme for today’s blog. Not so, though the topic was inspired by the Elf on the Shelf meme “Elf on the Shelf Babysitter.” Spoiler alert: the babysitter elf puts the snowman’s carrot nose through a vegetable grater. This image...
by Susan Matley | Dec 8, 2023 | Official Blog
Lily! 9! The first week of December is already in the rear view mirror. So? So it’s time for week one of December’s Top Picks! Since you’re our resident skeptic, Lily, you go first. I cast my vote for Sherpa socks. A toasty warm choice indeed. We...
by Susan Matley | Dec 1, 2023 | Official Blog
Advent: the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving (Cambridge Dictionary). Eve: the evening or the day before a special day (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, in the interest of being inclusive). Put ‘em together and what have you got?...
by Susan Matley | Nov 24, 2023 | Official Blog
Lily, 9, listen up: according to my semi-accurate tally, today’s blog is number four hundred fifty! Astounding! Ditto!! Thanks! When this benchmark came to my attention I launched into research about this particular number. In reference to anniversaries, one...
