Sunday, January 31, 2016

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. share what you are reading.

benjamin latrobe has met george washington. having traveled to mount vernon to introduce himself, this meeting being latrobe's contribution to the building of national capitol. this is what i learned in reading dr kimball and mr jefferson by hugh howard.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the silly to make us grin, giggle, guffaw! what say you?

from @cuteemergency via twitter:


Thursday, January 28, 2016

thoughtful thursday

from words via twitter:

there's no reason to look back when there's so much to look forward to.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

whimsical wednesday

it's national brain teaser month! to celebrate we are solving a brain teaser for whimsical wednesday. my sister gave me a puzzle book for christmas. "brain games" includes all sorts of puzzles. our brain teaser is from her gift. post your guess in the comments section. the answer will be posted on this page tomorrow!


directions: translate the following sentence to create a common phrase in everyday english.

"it is highly inadvisable to use a calculator or other device, including fingers, to enumerate a certain avian species while those to be tallied are not yet in existence."

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; experiential or factual. bring on the trivia!


there's a chapter in the weird and wacky facts book featuring amazing laws and lawsuits. here's one that caught my eye:  in galveston, texas, it is against the law for camels to wander the streets unattended.

Monday, January 25, 2016

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff we don't share the rest of the week. bring it on!


we turn, once again, to atlas obscura, to behold the carousel of happiness. amazing accomplishment!

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/carousel-of-happiness?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=atlas-page


get ready.....

get ready for a brain teaser on whimsical wednesday! we'll find out if the puzzle really does tease the brain!

Sunday, January 24, 2016

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. what are you reading?

today's reading of dr kimball and mr jefferson by hugh howard, detailed how william thornton won the competition of his concept of the capitol building.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness to make us grin, giggle, guffaw! share your silliness.  today's offering was found on facebook"



Thursday, January 21, 2016

thoughtful thursday

patricia highsmith:

my imagination functions much better when i don't have to speak to people.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

whimsical wednesday

we're reading a book for whimsical wednesday! not an entire book exactly. select a book you haven't read. read nothing but the first and last pages. what did you learn about the story from reading the beginning and the end? share your book with the whimsey project today!


we have a box of books ready for the charity resale show. i selected my book from the box; waggit again by peter howe. it's a young readers' book. with a dog on the cover of the book, i inferred the story is about a dog and waggit is the dog's name. reading the first and last pages of waggit again, it seems waggit was somewhere he didn't want to be, escaped and made it back to where he wanted to be. all the pages in between must detail his adventures along the way.  maybe i'll read the in between pages to the little ones and we'll find out about his journey together.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; experiential or factual. bring it on!


a neat book entitled, weird and wacky facts, offers a plethora of trivia. one tidbit: how short can the name of a place be? it can be just one letter! there's a town in france named y and a village in norway is named a.

Monday, January 18, 2016

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share stuff we don't share the rest of the week. what is your miscellaneous? share!


atlas obscura is one of my favorite websites. so much neat stuff can be found there. today's selection for miscellaneous monday is the chicken farmer rock! read about it here:

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chicken-farmer-rock

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we're reading a book.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. what are you reading?


dr kimball and mr jefferson: rediscovering the founding fathers of american architecture by hugh howard continues. today's reading was about george washington being sworn in as america's first president. while he was a highlight, the star of that day was the redesigned city hall that was the site of the ceremony.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness to make us grin, giggle, guffaw! bring on the silly!!! seen on twitter:



Friday, January 15, 2016

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

whimsical wednesday

it's journal writing day for whimsical wednesday! we turn our attention to our journals approximately once a month. if you don't have a journal, today is a good day to begin one or two or more! some theme options:
*personal journal. a just for you, about you or whatever, journal.
*themed journal: i keep a journal about my farm.
*notable notebook: a journal to record all the neat stuff discovered almost daily; such as quotes.
*memory book: a journal to record random memories. any memories will do nicely.
*art journal: art and thoughts blend on each page. start small; a very small notebook. quotes are a great way to establish an art journal.
*whimsey journal: beginning january 1st, we began a daily whimsey journal; recording a whimsical moment each day.
*your idea! have an idea for a journal? share with the whimsey project!

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; experiential or factual. what say you about trivia?


from earth pics on twitter:
mt elbrus is the highest peak in europe. it is in russia; prielbrusie national park.

Monday, January 11, 2016

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff we don't share the rest of the week. what say you?


interactive art installation, nyc. this was created for me!

get ready.....

it's journal writing for whimsical wednesday. be thinking about writing in your current journals or consider beginning a new one; even if it's the first one!

Sunday, January 10, 2016

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project today.


my architecture adventure with hugh howard's, dr kimball and mr jefferson continues. i'm learning about the classical aspects of architecture.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness to make us grin, giggle, guffaw!


if i fits, i sits!

Friday, January 8, 2016

photo friday

planted paper whites for the holidays. maybe they'll bloom by easter!

Thursday, January 7, 2016

thoughtful thursday

zadie smith:

every moment happens twice; inside and outside, they are two different histories.


Wednesday, January 6, 2016

whimsical wednesday

it's a challenge for whimsical wednesday! all that is necessary is a piece of paper, writing instrument and a pair of scissors. the challenge? draw a straight line. cut a straight line. give it no thought. put pencil to paper and draw! in another section of the paper, take the scissors and cut from one end to the other. how straight was your drawn line? how straight was you cut line? what do you think of your results? are you tempted to "fix" either? draw/cut again? get out a ruler? leave well enough alone?  here's my results and determined to leave well enough alone!


Tuesday, January 5, 2016

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; factual or experiential. let's have it. share your trivia!


throughout december many greeting cards arrived in my mailbox or with gifts. most are purchased so that got me to wondering about how many greeting cards americans send each holiday season. i found the answer to that and much more! the greeting card industry offers statistics about greeting cards. to learn more, enjoy the following link:

http://www.greetingcard.org/abouttheindustry/tabid/58/default.aspx

Monday, January 4, 2016

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project. our day to share stuff we don't share the rest of the week. bring on your miscellaneous!


it's the eleventh day of christmas! remember the twelve days of christmas? the actual holiday season beginning on christmas day and ending with epiphany in early january. i'm old enough to remember when christmas decorations didn't go up until after thanksgiving and that was only in stores. it was a big deal for the store decorations to be unveiled. it was a holiday activity to window watch and peek in stores to be awed by the excitement of the transformation. homes were decorated during the month of december; sometimes very close to christmas eve. christmas is lovely and wonderful to celebrate. however, it is disconcerting that christmas starts so early now and is over by the end of christmas day. wonder what the season would feel like if the twelve days of christmas were still observed?

last week's whimsical wednesday was preparing our 2016 whimsey journal. every day or every day determined, write a whimsical moment from the day in the whimsey journal. this can be a pocket planner or calendar, notebook paper, whatever you wish.  i began mine january first. how about you? if you haven't already, it's never too late to begin to find whimsey in each day

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! a challenge! gather a piece of paper, a pencil or other writing instrument, scissors.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. what are you reading?


hugh howard's, dr kimball and mr jefferson: rediscovering the founding fathers of american architecture is what i am currently reading. it is an interesting juxtaposition of early american architects (especially jefferson) and a discussion of how dr kimball reestablished their position in american history.

Saturday, January 2, 2016

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness to make us grin, giggle, guffaw!! what say you?


silliness prevailed on new year's eve!

Friday, January 1, 2016

photo friday

happy new year! chirps the only ornament on mom's christmas tree.