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/