whimsical wednesday

collections! we are paying attention to our various collections for whimsical wednesday! tidy your collections, dust your collections, organize your collections. add to your collections. subtract from your collections. do something to enhance your collections. if you don't have a collection, start one! share your activity with the whimsey project and tell us about your most unusual collection!

trivia tuesday

from quite interesting:

sea urchins can drill holes in solid rock with their teeth.

miscellaneous monday

from atlas obscura:

how flamingos got to florida!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/flamingos-native-to-florida?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=atlas-page

solitude sunday

we read books on solitude sunday. today i continue with amy dickinson's strangers tend to tell me things, a memoir of love, loss and coming home. currently she's recounting her teen years with her mother and older sisters post abandonment by her father. she describes her mother's parenting style as benign neglect.

silly saturday

photo friday

lil mouse and the first flower of spring!

thoughtful thursday

from here's your reminder:

every day may not be good but there's something good in every day.

whimsical wednesday

it's national plastic free day for whimsical wednesday! national plastic free day is a challenge to use as few plastic items as possible.we'll take the challenge to see how plastic free we can be for a single day. share your results with the whimsey project!

trivia tuesday

from merriam-webster:

"eeyore" is a phonetic spelling of the sound a donkey makes when described by a person with an english accent.

miscellaneous monday

solitude sunday

we spend time with a book on solitude sunday. today's read begins a new book, another book borrowed from a friend. it's nice to have friends to share books with: strangers tend to tell me things by amy dickinson. the title suggested a funny read, however, it's a thoughtful memoir. 

silly saturday

from jokes online:

said one penny to another penny:
together we make cents!

photo friday

team work!

thoughtful thursday

joyce carol oats:

i have beliefs, of course, like everyone---but i don't always believe in them.

whimsical wednesday

happy valentine's day! for whimsical wednesday, celebrate the day with people you love. and think about those who might need some attention! 

a handmade valentine!

trivia tuesday

from mental floss:

buckingham palace was built with jurassic fossils (meaning the limestone used in construction is filled with microbes from that geological era).

miscellaneous monday

one minute art history via open culture! so cool....

http://www.openculture.com/2018/02/one-minute-art-history-an-experimental-animation-visualizes-aesthetic-styles-moving-from-ancient-egypt-through-modern-times.html

solitude sunday

we read books on solitude sunday. my time with william g baker's "alcatraz #1259" continues. i am at the point in the narrative when mr baker finds himself close to his release date and charges in the states of oregon have been dismissed. what happens next i'm wondering.

silly saturday

photo friday

creativity is awesome!

thoughtful thursday

c.s. lewis:

you are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.

whimsical wednesday

it's the first whimsical wednesday of february so we'll be working on our individual unfinished projects! whatever you have laying around that you want to finish, have at it! i'll be working on an art journal that has unfinished pages. the backgrounds have been prepped so i can get right to it.

trivia tuesday

from mentalfloss.com:

the mongee banana, grown in japan, is meant to be eaten with the peel.

miscellaneous monday

recently i read the question, "what author's books do you have most of on the bookcase?" i had to think about that for a bit. the answer off the top of my head is thomas cahill. he wrote a series entitled the hinges of history. fascinating of various aspects of history throughout time that changed the course or nature of civilization. while these volumes might sound ponderous, they are actually extremely well written to be highly readable. and what could be difficult to understand is explained as if someone is talking to you.  there's one volume yet to be published. i'm waiting patiently. what author's books do you have the most of?

solitude sunday

we read a book on solitude sunday. i'm reading william g baker's, "alcatraz #1259". mr baker was a prisoner at alcatraz and this is his story. i often wonder about process when reading a particular book. how did the writer do his work? getting into the rhythm of this read, it seems mr baker recorded his book and it was transcribed because it was it reads exactly how he must talk.

silly saturday

from ducksters.com:

Q: what do you call a sleeping bull?
A: a bull-dozer!

photo friday

meow!

thoughtful thursday

native american proverb:

listen to the wind, it talks.
listen to the silence, it speaks.
listen to the heart, it knows.