trivia tuesday

from timeanddate.com:

new year's eve is celebrated in 39 time zones around the world. 

*as it is new year's eve, you might wish to enjoy revealing the items in your 2019 time capsule.

miscellaneous monday

atlas obscura offers a look at interesting fruit!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/6-surprising-fruits?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=atlas-page

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book is stefan klein's, leonardo's legacy, how da vinci re-imagined the world.

silly saturday

from @uberfacts:

car manufacturers employ sound engineers to make sure car doors produce a satisfying "thunk" when closed.

photo friday

photo by windy

thoughtful thursday

john holmes:

there is no better exercise for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

whimsical wednesday

trivia tuesday

from whiteelephantrules.com:

the first gingerbread houses were created in the early 1880s and thought to be inspired by the fairytale, "hansel and gretel".

miscellaneous monday

baking and decorating gingerbread in many forms, such as houses and men, is a holiday tradition in america.  in hungary, gingerbread is for occasions all year round.  here's an article from atlas obscura about gingerbread in hungary:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hungarian-gingerbread?utm_medium=atlas-page&utm_source=twitter

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book is an early christmas gift; dianna booher's fresh-cut flowers for a friend. the volume is filled with vignettes about friendship enhanced, visually, with floral motifs. 

silly saturday

from boyslife.org:

Q: what does a grumpy sheep say at christmas?

A: baaaaa humbug!

photo friday

thoughtful thursday

english proverb:

listen twice before you speak once.

whimsical wednesday

one week until christmas! for whimsical wednesday take the opportunity to attend to your holiday preparations. perhaps you will shop for gifts, wrap gifts, work on sending last minute holiday cards, bake cookies, make gifts, plan menus and shopping lists, make arrangements for gatherings with others. many of these tasks will be undertaken for my whimsical wednesday.  

trivia tuesday

from @uberfacts:

koalas have fingerprints.

miscellaneous monday

the year 2019 is almost to it's conclusion! we have a few more weeks to add items to our year's time capsule. if you haven't been gathering items for a 2019 time capsule, today is a great day to begin. in any container, gather items to include in your time capsule. what items should you include? anything that is a memento of special (or everyday) events you experienced throughout the year. the holiday season is upon us so it's the perfect time to gather mementos and, most likely, there are items about the house from the year's events you can still add to your container. on new year's eve or new year's day we will look through our 2019 time capsules and enjoy remembering the year.

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book, a thrift store find, is rene verdon's the white house chef cookbook. chef verdon was the white house chef during the kennedy years.  what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.

silly saturday

from barkpost.com:

Q: what do you call a dog in winter?

A: a chili dog!

photo friday

early november snow

thoughtful thursday

read on twitter:

dreamed an abandoned dog and his found-companion cat were adrift in the sky until i saw them wind-blown past and called them down and then i adopted them and we three were incredibly content with all things.

whimsical wednesday

my second annual cookie exchange gathering is saturday, december 14th, so it's time to get busy; which makes cookie baking the perfect activity for whimsical wednesday! you could take time to decide what cookies you wish to bake in the next few weeks or bake cookies too or, best of all, share a cookie recipe with the whimsey project!

my cookie baking will be with two others who are participating in the exchange as we decided it would be fun to bake together. we are each making a recipe utilizing a cake mix. my cookie choice is rocky road, a chocolate cookie that includes marshmallows, nuts and chocolate chips.  the recipe:

*1 box of chocolate cake mix (15.25 oz) 

*2 large eggs

*1/2 cup vegetable oil

mix eggs and oil then add to the cake mix until all the ingredients are thoroughly blended.

add one or two or all, one at a time and mix thoroughly:

*1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped nuts

*1/4 to 1/3 cup mini marshmallows

*1/4 to 1/3 cup chocolate chips

*arrange teaspoons of dough on greased cookie sheets with a bit of space in between each cookie.

*bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 10 minutes, checking at 8 minutes for doneness as ovens vary.

*after removing from the oven let rest for two minutes than remove the cookies from the cookie sheet.

the kitchen website article offers several cake mix cookie variations that might be of interest:

https://www.thekitchn.com/cake-mix-cookies-264244

trivia tuesday

from quite interesting @qikipedia:

the first telephone book, published in 1878, recommended ending conversations with "that is all".

miscellaneous monday

many of the american holiday traditions originated in victorian england. real homes magazine offers the following article:

How to have a Victorian Christmas: 8 simple steps  

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. i continue with karen swallow prior's on reading well, finding the good life through great books. 

silly saturday

from bored panda:

cats. i want one!

https://www.boredpanda.com/japanese-ash-koncent-neko-cup-sand-sculpture-molds/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BPTwitter

photo friday

thoughtful thursday

yiddish proverb:

dignified silence is better than dignified speech. 

whimsical wednesday

it's the first wednesday of the month so we are making connections for whimsical wednesday. reach out to others by any means that works for you.  you might wish to continue to work on your holiday cards or begin to work on your holiday cards for connections day.

my holiday cards are made but not written or addressed so that will be my connections activity. 

trivia tuesday

from merriam-webster:

mot juste: the exactly right word or phrasing.

miscellaneous monday

from mother nature network:

trees and history:

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/tree-rings-reveal-our-past-and-our-future

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book continues to be karen swallow prior's, on reading well; finding the good life through great books.  this volume uses literature as examples to discuss positive human characteristics.