solitude sunday

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

salt, a world history by mark kurlansky is what i begin reading today. have read the introduction. salt is already amazing!

silly saturday

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

silly easter jokes to share (from tweepi.com)

Q: what do you call a bunny with fleas?
A: bugs bunny!

Q: why was the easter bunny so upset?
A: he was having a bad hare day!

Q: why is a bunny the luckiest animal in the world?
A: it has four lucky rabbit's feet!

Q: why shouldn't you tell an easter egg a good joke?
A: it might crack up!

Q: what kind of jewelry does the easter bunny wear?
A: 14 carrot gold!

photo friday

lots and lots of daffodils!

thoughtful thursday

whimsical wednesday

whimsical wednesday! we're preparing for easter. do something today that gets you closer to completing your celebration plans.  create a dinner menu, go shopping for easter basket goodies, make bunny decorations. whatever pleases your sensibilities! i shall be researching new ways to dye easter eggs. share your activity with the whimsey project.

trivia tuesday

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

it's spring! it's nearing easter! it's peeps season! what about peeps, those yellow marshmallow chicks? according to usa today and mental floss peeps offers interesting trivia:
*peeps are made in bethlehem, pennsylvania.
*it takes 27 hours to make a peep.
*for more than two decades, peeps have been the favorite non-chocolate easter candy treat, with 1.5 billion eaten each spring.
*not everyone likes peeps. there are facebook pages dedicated to those who dislike peeps.
*peeps lip gloss is a thing.

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 on the miscellaneous.

perseverance is grand. almost two years ago i came home from the grocery store with two very sad looking half price orchids. finally, finally! after caring for them for so long, one of them has bloomed! such a whimsical moment it was to discover the blossom! here's a photo:

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we're preparing for easter.....

solitude sunday

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

the big short by michael lewis continues. those asking the questions about credit default swaps are still asking questions. after attending a conference in las vegas, they think they finally have the answers they have been searching for. the drama continues.....

silly saturday

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

like many, i subscribe to daily email about various topics.  one is cooking and recipes. today's email headline? QUICK SLOW COOKER CHILI!!! hahahahhaaaa....

photo friday

"conversation" art journal page.

thoughtful thursday

irish blessing:

may god grant you always.....
a sunbeam to warm you.
a moonbeam to charm you.
a sheltering angel so nothing can harm you.
faithful friends near you.
and whenever you pray
heaven to hear you!

whimsical wednesday

get out your favorite coloring tools and your adult coloring book because we are coloring for whimsical wednesday! don't have a coloring book for adults? use one for kids? don't have a kid coloring book? coloring sheets can be printed off the internet. or you can draw scribbles on a piece of paper and color those. we did this when we were kids and it was fun. (if you don't know about scribble drawing, here's how: with a pencil, make a continuous line on a piece of paper; including circles and loops and such that will create shapes on the page. color in these shapes with different colors.) enjoy your coloring session!

trivia tuesday

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

from irish central: only 9% of the population in ireland are natural redheads.

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 on your miscellaneous.

the last whimsical wednesday of 2014 found us preparing a notebook, calendar, planner, whatever to create a whimsey-a-day keeper*. everyday in 2015 we would write something whimsical that happened each day. now we are in the third month of the year. let's review our whimsey-a-day calendar. share a day's whimsical moment on miscellaneous monday.

february 2, 2016: a rainy day; impromptu snack of homemade waffles in the afternoon!

*if you haven't been recording a whimsical moment for each day of 2016 as yet, it's never too late to begin! start today!

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we're coloring in adult coloring books. don't have one? color in a kid coloring book. don't have one? coloring sheets can be printed free off the internet! color by yourself, color with a friend or family. everyone color!

solitude sunday

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

the big short by michael lewis continues. even though the subject matter is serious, the author is clever in his use of humor.  i just read, "if you made it this far in the book, congratulations!"

silly saturday

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

you'll be ready for st patrick's day with these jokes:

Q: why do people wear shamrocks?
A: because real rocks are too heavy!

Q: why can't you iron a four leaf clover?
A: you shouldn't press your luck!

Q: when is an irish potato not an irish potato?
A: when it's a french fry!

photo friday

grand rendered by a friend.

thoughtful thursday

unknown:

when it feels like friday but it's not...

whimsical wednesday

we're writing in our journals for whimsical wednesday! we journal in months with five wednesdays. write in a journal if you have one started.  if not, today is a good day to begin. i have several journals because i enjoy writing and feel compelled to record personal history and miscellaneous interesting stuff i run across.  journal options include but are not limited to:
*personal journal
*themed journal. i keep a journal about my farm.
*notable notebook in which to record random neat stuff like quotes, ideas.
*memory book in which to record memories; any memories in any order.
*art journal in which to merge words with art. of this category i have several and i keep creating more.

on your mark, get set, journal!

trivia tuesday

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

from the national geographic kids weird but true! book:

a human uses 72 different muscles when talking.  (no wonder talking can make a body tired!)

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 time, once again, to attempt to attract the elusive baltimore oriole. according to all the maps i have examined, my area is part of their territory. this year, i did further research on attracting the birds to my environment. i'm beginning a month earlier than in previous years. those birds have to see signs of the color orange early on or they'll just pass by. armed with more information and the usual determination, here we go again.

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday. gather up all your journals or get new ones! we're writing.

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. any book will do, however, consider those books you have had on the bookshelves, waiting to be read.  what are you reading?

michael lewis, the big short, focused on steve eisman in chapter one; detailing his entrance into wall street. he worked his way around to be involved with the subprime mortgage sector of finance. its a very gripping read.

silly saturday

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

from life on earth: how grapes are made!

photo friday

mdt3 captured the first daffodil!

thoughtful thursday

langston hughes:

let the rain kiss you.
let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.
let the rain sing you a lullaby.

whimsical wednesday

whimsical wednesday at the whimsey project! today we are examining a page in a book. select a book. a coffee table sized book offers the most possibilities for the activity. select a page with lots of words (coffee table books often have photographs). after selecting the book and the page in the book, get ready to begin with paper and pencil. read one page of the book. every time there's a punctuation mark, write that mark on the paper. after getting to the end of the page, look at the results!

the photo shows my results. there are a lot of  ). , - ; ( and the markings on the paper reminds me of woodstock talking to snoopy. his word bubble is filled with scratchings! the patterns the punctuation marks are lyrical to me. this activity would make a great addition to art journaling; that's the next step. share your page!

trivia tuesday

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

this morning i woke up and thought it was saturday. it wasn't.  it was tuesday. does this happen to you? if so, does it happen very often? it's very disorienting. and that's experiential trivia for you!

miscellaneous monday

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

the weekend was one of magical experiences; filled with family, friends, fun. a baby shower for first time parents; my nephew and his wife. a neat gift request was for everyone to bring a book for the little one's library. each book was inscribed by the giver. mom and dad glowed as they opened the gifts. the food was tasty fine. there was much talking and laughter.  as if that wasn't enough excitement, the next day we had a surprise dinner to celebrate my sister's 60th birthday and her and her husband's 40th wedding anniversary. hubby was not surprised as he had a clue but sister was definitely surprised! two of their three children attended as did their closest friends. there was much talking and laughter. a magical weekend! one that leaves a glow that lingers.

the joint celebration; half chocolate, half white. yum!

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! select any book for whimsical wednesday's activity!

solitude sunday

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

a new book. michael lewis' the big short: inside the doomsday machine. the prologue sets the scene of the book; the financial crisis of 2007/2008. it's going to be an interesting (and scary) book!

silly saturday

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

cat house!

photo friday

lil mouse celebrating chinese new year; year of the monkey!

thoughtful thursday

unknown:

it is said if you want the best seat in the house, move the dog (or cat)!

whimsical wednesday

we're crafting with old calendars for whimsical wednesday! gather old calendars, especially those with notations on individual dates. cut out the dates that meant something. glue those to decorative paper for a wall hanging. create a greeting card with them. create a page in an art journal or scrapbook. decorate your dates with stamping, doodles, stickers, washi tape, whatever you have available. enjoy!

trivia tuesday

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

from the book, weird and wacky facts; laws/lawsuits chapters:

in kankakee, illinois, a woman sued a man for calling her a chicken. the judge asked her how much she weighed, calculated what she would cost per pound if she were a chicken. that sum became the man's fine.

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 about miscellaneous?

when the moon is full/fuller, it's bright light illuminates the landscape. earth takes on a magical glow to create a fairyland. it is ever whimsical.

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! dig out old calendars, paper, scissors and glue! we're crafting.

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 by hugh howard continues. latest chapter discusses how charles bulfinch redesigned boston in his own image. that included the removal of hills and the filling of swamps to reshape the landscape.

silly saturday

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

from puns @thefunnyworld via twitter:

Q: how did the pebble get over its shyness?

A: it became a little boulder!

photo friday

christmas paper whites really have grown!

thoughtful thursday

mr rogers:

solitude is different from loneliness and it doesn't have to be a lonely kind of thing.

whimsical wednesday

we're baking for whimsical wednesday as it is national baking month. the challenge is to bake a cake that tastes like a bakery cake. my childhood girlfriend, karen, is a pampered chef consultant. she posted an amazing recipe on her website: the boxed cake mix that can taste like a bakery cake! let's see if you can rise to the challenge! here's the recipe (and karen's pampered chef facebook page):

https://www.facebook.com/KarensCooking/?fref=photo

early this morning i baked a butter cake following the above steps. amazingly, the boxed cake mix with these additions did make the cake taste like a bakery cake. it's very moist and the cake is softer in texture. yum! what were your altered boxed cake results?

trivia tuesday

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

here's a bit of trivia from the 1940s posted by pat sloan of quilting with pat. what say you about this advice from the past?

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 on the miscellaneous!

yesterday was valentine's day;  the day of all poems beginning with "roses are red, violets are blue". i wondered about the origins of said poetry.  here's a link to the origins of roses are red, violets are blue:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roses_are_Red

have you ever created a roses are red, violets are blue poem? share it with the whimsey project this miscellaneous monday! one i read yesterday that made me laugh:

roses are red, violets are blue
sunflowers are yellow
i bet you were expecting something romantic
but these are just gardening facts.
(offered on facebook by the extension master gardener @rebelcircus)

get ready.....

it's a baking challenge for whimsical wednesday because it's national baking month! besides a box of a cake mix of your choice, you'll need milk, eggs and butter.

happy valentine's day!

photo of floofs by libby!

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 by hugh howard continues. currently, the book has returned to thomas jefferson's monticello.

silly saturday

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

Q: what did one pickle say to the other?
A: valentine, i think a great dill of you!

photo friday

yummy and beautiful gift for my sister!

thoughtful thursday

from @words on twitter:

YOYUU:  a japanese word meaning that a person has that feeling that they are ready to take on whatever the world might throw at them next.

whimsical wednesday

we're preparing for valentine's day this whimsical wednesday! plan a special dinner, plan an outing, create valentine cards for next year, make a list of people to call just to say hello. whatever you'd enjoy doing on valentine's day, make plans to do it. remember to remember those who may not get a valentine unless you give them one!

trivia tuesday

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


it's mardi gras! fat tuesday! here's a link to learn more facts about this grand celebration:

http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/mardi-gras

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 on your miscellaneous!


it's chinese new year! friends and i will gather for a chinese luncheon then work on crafts. it's the year of the monkey. get your sock monkeys out to display, fellow wimzees! since we are celebrating an event outside our culture, we should know something about it. here's a link to information about chinese new year:

http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/festivals/spring-festival/chinese-zodiac-years-of-2011-to-2020.htm

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we are preparing for valentine's day! think hearts, flowers and chocolate!

solitude sunday

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


in hugh howard's, dr kimball and mr jefferson, benjamin latrobe has successfully executed building a water project for the city of philadelphia. tunnels, pumps, tanks, piping made from wood all came together into a successful water works for the city.

silly saturday

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

from @thefunnyworld via twitter:

photo friday

observing moon and five planets aligned early this a.m.!

thoughtful thursday

arthur miller:

everything we are is at every moment alive in us.

whimsical wednesday

we seek quotes that "speak to us" for whimsical wednesday. after you have selected your quote(s), share it with us here at the whimsey project.  here are a few quote resources to get you started:

http://www.brainyquote.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes


the quote i selected is from dr seuss:

don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

trivia tuesday

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


it's groundhog day! whether associated with the hog in pennsylvania or the bill murray movie, it's a day we pay attention to. mostly about the weather.  of course, it really doesn't matter if the groundhog sees his shadow or doesn't see his shadow, the weather is influenced by forces beyond earthly control. here's a link to read more about the history of groundhog day:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-groundhog-day

get ready.....

quote! we are searching for quotes we like for whimsical wednesday! more later....

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?

my sister has a crafting blog that also features miscellaneous neat stuff. today i am featuring her website so you can enjoy it as well:

http://www.craftinwithsuz.com/

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.

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:

photo friday

lil mouse hanging with mr pig!

thoughtful thursday

from words via twitter:

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

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."

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.

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!

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.

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"

photo friday

paperwhites progress?

thoughtful thursday

patricia highsmith:

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

photo friday

winter in wisconsin. photo by friend, margaret!

thoughtful thursday

@words:

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!

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.

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!

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.

silly saturday

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

if i fits, i sits!

photo friday

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

thoughtful thursday

zadie smith:

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

photo friday

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