trivia tuesday

from quite interesting facts:

one in five beatles' songs mentions the weather.

miscellaneous monday

as the worldwide pandemic from the covid19 virus spreads and deepens in the united states, people across the country are stepping up to assist in any way possible. one such project is: 

 www.MakeMasks2020.org

make masks designed an on-line data base that connects those sewing masks to medical specifications with entities in need of masks.  if you sew, know people who sew, and want to assist in this effort, please visit the link and join. every mask helps every one, especially our medical professionals.  

my buddies: fierce mask makers!

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book continues to be carol strickland's the annotated mona lisa: a crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project. 

silly saturday

from glowwordbooks.com:

Q: when do people jump on trampolines?
A: spring time!

photo friday

smudge

thoughtful thursday

thoughts of dog:

nobody ever told me. when you wake up from a nap. you can immediately start another one. that was something i figured out. all by myself.

whimsical wednesday

we are undertaking an art challenge for whimsical wednesday! create something, anything, out of any material, using any medium using only the following colors:

*red
*orange
*purple
*green
*black

share your creation and process with the whimsey project.

trivia tuesday

from uber facts:

people with a keen sense of smell can tell when it is about to rain. (atmospheric chemicals begin to interact with one another, creating ozone, which has a sweet and pungent aroma.)

miscellaneous monday

words! from mental floss:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52672/11-nouns-only-have-plural-form

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book is carol strickland's the annotated mona lisa: a crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.

silly saturday

bored panda offers comparisons!

https://www.boredpanda.com/cool-comparisons/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BPTwitter

photo friday

lil mouse celebrating st patrick's day

thoughtful thursday

swedish proverb:

those who wish to sing, always find a song.

whimsical wednesday

it's national sloppy joe day! for whimsical wednesday make sloppy joes.  use an old family recipe, try a new recipe, have the kids help, invite people over and have a sloppy joe party; ask them to dress sloppy, try a non-traditional base, like a tortilla or naan. however you celebrate, enjoy your sloppy joe! 

*later...

the world is currently experiencing a health crisis that experts have deemed to be a pandemic. we are all self-isolating in order to protect each other from possible infection from a novel virus.  as a novel virus, it is new so no one has an immunity to it and there is no vaccine to protect against it.  as a result, plans to cook sloppy joes with my young friends were cancelled. and, being in a high risk group, i have not ventured to the grocery store (which i am told is rather empty these days). thus, sloppy joe day was one of complete improvisation and just by myself. 

i found a package of hamburger in the freezer and a can of crescent rolls in the refrigerator to use to create a new version: sloppy joe pizza! the crescent rolls were patted onto a pizza pan then covered with a blend of four cheeses. the meat was cooked with bacon, worcestershire sauce and ketchup before spreading on the dough. it was baked for twelve minutes at 400 degrees. it made a great lunch and, hopefully, sooner than later, my young friends and i can make sloppy joe pizza together.

tivia tuesday

from hello giggles:

there are 10,000 three-leaf clover for every four-leaf clover.

miscellaneous monday

from national geographic; the badlands:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/badlands-national-park/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=twt20190728travel-resurfbadlands::rid=&sf216449454=1

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. i continue with james a. michener's, the world is my home: a memoir. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.

silly saturday

from country living:

Q: why do people wear shamrocks on st patrick's day?
A: real rocks are too heavy!

Q: why do leprechauns like to garden?
A: they have green thumbs!

photo friday

kaskaskia dragon (vandalia, illinois)

thoughtful thursday

indian proverb:

there is nothing noble about being superior to some other person.

whimsical wednesday

it's national stapler day, that valuable item of office equipment that holds everything together! get creative and celebrate the stapler for whimsical wednesday; be silly just like for national (eye)lash day. then share your activity with the whimsey project. 

trivia tuesday

from omg facts:

almonds are more closely related to cherries, plums, peaches and apricots than nuts. 

miscellaneous monday

from atlas obscura! this is what once came in a box of oatmeal:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/depression-era-glassware-colorful?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 continues to be james a. michener's the world is my home: a memoir. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project. 

silly saturday

from merriam-webster:

gibbous: irregularly rounded.

photo friday

thoughtful thursday

arabian proverb:

examine what is said, not him who speaks. 

whimsical wednesday

it's the first wednesday of march! our day to learn something new! are you working on the same learning process like me or learning something new each month? i continue with learning to play the ukulele. what are you learning? share with the whimsey project. 

trivia tuesday

from uberfacts:

according to research, dog "parents" have healthier hearts and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

miscellaneous monday

are you adding items to your 2020 time capsule? if not, today is a great day to begin. select any container in which to place items that represent events, happenings, and such that you wish to be able to look back on at the end of the year. on new year's eve or new year's day, we'll be looking at the items we placed in our 2020 time capsules and remember! it's just the beginning of march and i already have several items in my time capsule.

are you writing in your whimsical moments notebook? if not, today is a great day to begin. in any notebook, calendar or loose leaf paper, record a daily whimsical moment; a moment that caught your attention in some particular way, be it thoughtful, funny, unique, gave you pause. if you have more than one such moment in a day, record them all! there are never too many whimsical moments to enjoy.

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my reading continues to be james a michener's, the world is my home: a memoir. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.