get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! our day to do lots of neat activities.  we haven't written in any of our journals for a good long while so that's on task for wednesday.  dust off your notable notebook, your themed journal, your memory book, your personal journal and get ready to write!

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.

mountains under the oceans, plate tectonics, earthquakes and the earth's core is what i'm reading about in bill bryson's a short history of nearly everything.

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the silly stuff. bring on your silly!

super silliness! birthday party sparklers!

photo friday

a very clever happy 40th birthday card!

thoughtful thursday

einstein:

i never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.

whimsical wednesday

it's the number 40 for whimsical wednesday! it's everything 40. make 40 cookies or pieces of fudge or whatever. create art using the number 40. count 40 of something throughout the day. sing 40 songs. play games that include the number 40. use a single word 40 times during the day. say hi to 40 people. whatever you do to celebrate the number 40, share your experience with the whimsey project!

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to talk all things trivia; experiential or factual! share your trivia!

watermelon! tis the season for the yummy, juicy treat! according to wikipedia, it originated in the southern portion of africa. first found as a plant growing wild, watermelon is a very old fruit. it has been around since at least the second millennium BC. it arrived to america via spanish settlers in the 1500s.

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all sorts of stuff.  you have stuff! share it!

on this day in history, july 20, 1969, the first moon landing occurred.  apollo 11 carried neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins to the moon. the first man to alight on the moon was neil artstrong soon followed by buzz aldrin. michael collins manned the spacecraft.  it was an amazing day for those who witnessed it via live television, including me.  to view the historic event follow this link to youtube; there are several videos to enjoy:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTBIr65cL_E

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we are playing with the number 40! do anything 40; look for 40 of the same objects during the day, make 40 cookies or pieces of fudge or whatever, make an art project using 40 crayon colors, say hi to 40 people. think of something you want to do to play with the number 40!

solitude sunday

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

a short history of nearly everything by bill bryson is a great book.  today i finished the chapter on quantum physics and began the chapter on radio carbon dating, among other neat stuff.

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the silliness.  what have you?

joke from dumb jokes:

Q:  how do you fix a broken tuba?
A:  with a tuba glue!!

photo friday

at the beach!

thoughtful thursday

dork day made me think about people's quirks and uniqueness.  it was perfect to have come across the following quote from pics with a story via twitter:

you will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too soft, too loud, too hard. if you round out your edges, you lose your edge.  apologize for mistakes; apologize for unintentionally hurting someone-profusely. but never apologize for being who you are.

whimsical wednesday

we're celebrating national dork day for whimsical wednesday! dorkiness equals silliness and whimsey! spend the day doing very dorky activities and being a dorky person. share your dork day here at the whimsey project!

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all things trivial; factual or experiential. share you amazing trivia today!

from atlas obscura:  spoon carving has a dedicated following. spoonfest is a gathering in england for enthusiasts!  the winner of the spoon carving contest? robin wood!

read more about it using this link:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spoon-carving-has-a-champion-and-his-last-name-is-wood

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff that falls into the category of miscellaneous. bring what you have!

sky art by thomas lamadieu is amazing! he definitely has a different perspective. follow the link to see his sky art:  

http://onemorepost.com/sky-as-his-canvas/

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's dork day! what is a dork? according to dictionary.com a dork is "a silly out-of-touch person who looks odd or is considered ridiculous by others; a social misfit". of course, like beauty, dorkiness is in the eye of the beholder.  national dork day allows for everyone's inner dork to emerge! begin planning your dork day activities be it attire, activity, dork party with fellow dorks.  the options are limitless!

solitude sunday

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

within the pages of bill bryson's a history of nearly everything, i am reading about einstein. the author's explanation of einstein's theory was so well written i understood what it was all about!

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share all our silly stuff.  there's silly in you somewhere! share it at the whimsey project today!

it's baseball season so here's a few baseball jokes from highlights for kids magazine:

Q: how is a baseball team like a pancake?
A: they both need a good batter!

Q: why couldn't the chicken get on base?
A: because she kept hitting fowl balls!

Q: what is a rubber band's favorite part of a baseball game?
A: the seventh inning stretch!

ahahahahahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaa.................

photo friday

eleanor kitty helped me work on my art journal!

thoughtful thursday

mr rogers:

there are three ways to ultimate success:
the first way is to be kind.
the second way is to be kind.
the third way is to be kind.


one of the unstated goals of the whimsey project is to engender kindness. throughout the whimsical wednesday activities and various other topics, kindness have been an important aspect.  today we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the whimsey project! the kindness (and whimsey) continues!!! it continues on this special day with the kindest thank you to the most loyal fellow wim-zees;
suzi and kathy! thank you!


happy 5th anniversary to the whimsey project!

whimsical wednesday

the whimsey project is five years old tomorrow! for whimsical wednesday we are celebrating with an all day party.  activities include baking cookies, making birthday cards and other happy notes for others, a great meal and anything else that pops into my head throughout the day! how will you celebrate the whimsey project's fifth anniversary? share you experiences with us here at the blog!

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all manner of trivia; experiential or factual. share all your trivia with the whimsey project today!

ever wonder why there are so many places across the country that are of the same name? the example of lewelling henderson provides part of the answer to this question. he was born in salem, north carolina. as an adult he moved around a lot. he founded salem, ohio. and salem, indiana. and salem, illinois. and salem, iowa. and salem oregon! mr henderson was a busy guy.

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the things. what have you?  share!

on the fourth of july, we had company! turkeys! ben franklin's choice of bird to be the symbol of america. here's a link from the smithsonian magazine about ben and turkeys:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/american-myths-benjamin-franklins-turkey-and-the-presidential-seal-6623414/?no-ist

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! thursday is the fifth aniversary of the whimsey project! we'll celebrate the event on whimsical wednesday since we have to be thoughtful on thursday! plan a whimsical activity, read past years of the whimsey project on the blog. leave a comment wishing the whimsey project best wishes!

solitude sunday

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

a short history of nearly everything by bill bryson continues. currently i am reading about paleontology and geology.  two of my most favorite science fields of study.

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness.  share your silly stuff!

it's the fourth of july! happy fourth of july! here are jokes that celebrate the occasion:

Q: why did paul revere ride his horse from boston to lexington?
A: it was too heavy to carry!

Q: what ghost haunted king george the third?
A: the spirit of '76!

teacher: the declaration of independence was written in philadelphia. true or false?
student: false! it was written in ink!

Q: why did the duck say "bang!"?
A: he was a firequacker!

Q: what was the favorite tea of the colonists?
A: liberty!

photo friday

what's going on? at the brookfield zoo, chicago.

thoughtful thursday

ira glass:

we live in a world where joy, empathy, pleasure are all around us; there for the noticing.

whimsical wednesday

it's half day for whimsical wednesday! being july 1st, we mark the beginning of the second half of the year. to celebrate, do everything in halves! bake a cake and give away half. watch half a movie. play half a game. drink half a beverage. create something with half the supplies you would typically use. or create half of something! meet someone somewhere half way! whatever half activity you can think of, do!  then share your half with the whimsey project.  we want to

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all manner of trivia; factual or experiential! share your trivia.

did you notice the previous post, miscellaneous monday? the word miscellaneous was typed four times and, randomly, they all aligned.

for summer! in the great smoky mountains of tennessee, there is a phenomenon known as synchronized fireflies. the photinus carolinus beetle is the magical lightning bug (as they are called in the south) that flashes their lights in unison. but only for two weeks of the year in the months of may or june. people flock to have this experience. to find out more, here's a link:  

http://www.yoursmokies.com/firefliesinthesmokies.html

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the miscellaneous stuff.  why? because i like spelling and saying the word miscellaneous. and it seems a good topic for the whimsey project. share your miscellaneous today.

the kittens are growing! romping around, curious, about everything in sight. we are enjoying their antics. last week two more kittens appeared. mama thought it was time to bring them near the source of food other than herself. thus far all but one kitten is a ginger. the remaining one is black.  if it's not the kittens munching cat food, it's the raccoons. at least seven of them; five kits and their parents. the single tom turkey has become two as turkey one has been bringing a buddy around to eat cracked corn. deer as well, babies and moms. you'd think this farm was a restaurant!

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! july first, day 182, will be the beginning of the second half of the year.  have a half party! do half a chore. make half a pizza. watch half a movie. make half a craft. sing half a song! work half of a crossword puzzle. bake a cake and share half with someone else. the half possibilities are endless! begin planning now!

solitude sunday

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

a short history of nearly everything by bill bryson is what i'm reading. thus far i have read the introduction and began part one: lost in the cosmos; how to build a universe and welcome to the solar system. while written simply, i find myself rereading sections for full understanding.  my kind of book!

silly saturday

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

lil mouse found the birthday cake; sneaks a taste of icing!

photo friday

what's going on?

thoughtful thursday

unknown:

i must stop starting at the beginning.

whimsical wednesday

we're exploring wabi-sabi for whimsical wednesday.  wabi-sabi is a japanese philosophy that embraces the imperfections in life.  (for more information see links posted on monday; get ready for whimsical wednesday).  many sources i read discussed "practicing" the art of the imperfect. that was confounding to me as we don't need to practice! imperfect is inevitable.  then i realized that the practice was in the acceptance of the imperfect. whimsical wednesday's activity is to apply wabi-sabi to the "imperfect" that is important to you. share your whimsical wednesday wabi-sabi with the whimsey project!

the floor.  in the realm of wabi-sabi the floor in my home is my nemesis! when i sweep and mop the floor, the outcome i expect is clean.  very clean. completely clean as in getting all the debris when sweeping and all the spots when mopping. that never happens. i can never get it all.  it's a major grrrrrr.....   the bane of my housekeeping existence!  i often feel i could live with the debris, dirt and huge dust bunnies with more compatibility then missing some of it when i attempt to clean the floor. thus, the floor was my wabi-sabi activity for whimsical wednesday. armed with my broom, i dug in. with great concentration i endeavored to capture that which did not belong on the floor. the floor got a thorough sweep then a second once over.  whatever was left (hiding from me; laughing, laughing, laughing) just had to be the imperfect. the post-sweeping inspection revealed that the task got more dirt than it left behind. i see what was missed but i'm ok with it. sort of. now the mopping part? that will have to wait for another day of practicing wabi-sabi.  i used up all my patience with the sweeping!    

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all manner of trivia; factual or experiential. we want your trivia! share!

a salute to summer!  watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the kalahari desert in africa!

miscellaneous monday

there's only so much time in a day, week, month, year. time is filled with musts and these have to be addressed.  but how many musts are there really?  recently i decided that the limitations of time and body alone influenced how much a person can accomplish.  my solution to these limitations? eat dessert first!  (not literally, although that sounds good too.) instead of giving the best of myself to all the musts, i have been altered my daily routine. the pressing chores like feeding the fur will be occur. thereafter, i sit down to work on art projects. the table is strewn with projects and supplies. i don't put it away. i want to be able to sit down and immediately create. if the table is needed for another purpose like eating a meal, the supplies get moved to the side. after focusing on art projects for awhile, i'm actully more ready (and willing) to attend to some of the chores. allowing myself the freedom to do create on my terms has done wondered for my art and my person.

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we are exploring the japanese concept of wabi-sabi; the acceptance of the imperfections of life.  consider how you will practice wabi-sabi for whimsical wednesday. here are a few links to further explore wabi-sabi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wabi-sabi

http://www.wholeliving.com/133628/wabi-sabi-your-life-6-strategies-embracing-imperfection

http://nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm

https://experiencelife.com/article/the-wabi-sabi-self/

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book.  any book will do. just read! maybe read a book that's been on a shelf a long time waiting for you!  share your book too.

having finished the lifetime reading plan last sunday, i picked up another book the same day. it's very absorbing so i am already halfway through it. the devil in the white city by erik larson is an accounting of the 1893 chicago world's fair. it is a parallel story of the main architect of the fair, daniel burnham and dr h.h. holmes, america's jack the ripper who used the fair and chicago at large as his hunting grounds. an amazing true account that reads like the best fiction of crime and mystery.

silly saturday

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

moving can make a person silly!

photo friday

recently discovered tucked in a closet at mom's: sister in watercolor by brother.

thoughtful thursday

elephant health and wellness:

of the dandelion in seed stage;  some see a weed. i see a wish.

whimsical wednesday

whimsical wednesday at the whimsey project. today we are preparing for father's day.  create a card, make a simple useful item, make a coupon book of activities or services you'll perform. find out dad's favorite meal and make preparations to prepare that on father's day. collaborate with siblings on a surprise.  if you have no father to honor, find ways to continue to do so. remember those guys who have been like a dad to you.

my father is no longer living so my father's day honor to him will be a donation to the vfw honor guard that he serviced for 50 years.  

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to talk trivia. personal or experiential, bring it on!

i've got two trivia tidbits today!
*from atlas obscura:  edinburgh, scotland had the first fire brigade in the world.

*somewhere on twitter:  guinea pigs (or guinea hogs as we call them) are natural swimmers. however, they must be slowly introduced to water so they won't panic.

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share stuff in the miscellaneous category. interesting stuff, unusual stuff, unique stuff.  share your stuff this miscellaneous monday!

a friend recently moved to reading, pennsylvania. besides the railroad in the game monopoly, reading is famous for a pagoda.  yes,  a pagoda.  she visited this unique landmark recently then sent the following link to share with fellow wim-zees! enjoy:

http://www.readingpagoda.com/history.html

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday.  gonna be preparing for father's day.  think about making dad something and complete the project on wednesday. go shopping. think of different father's day ideas to share with dad come father's day sunday.

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. enjoy any books but pay particular attention to books that have been waiting a long time to be read. share your book with the whimsey project on solitude sunday.

the lifetime reading plan by clifton fadiman is coming to a close. reading the poetry chapter today enlightened me about donne, milton, blake, wordsworth, coleridge, yeats, eliot, frost. of all of these poets, frost intrigues.  

silly saturday

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

when i was a kid i liked dot-to-dot, color by number, paint with water and color appears, puzzles such as mazes, find the difference, find-a-word. my sister and i would have a color book between us and color a page side by side. for christmas my sister gave me a homemade book filled with all these activities, including a simple version of chutes and ladders!  one is never too old to play and be silly! here's a photo of my busy book, as she entitled it:

photo friday

sweet cher, first child of amanda and michael.

thoughtful thursday

sock monkey on twitter:

i think i'll give up should, guilt and feeling like i'm not good enough at least for the summer....

whimsical wednesday

it's national ball point pen for whimsical wednesday! we are playing a game. look all around your house, office, car, wherever you are to discover all the places you keep pens. how many places did you find? did you count the pens you discovered? what was the most unusual pen? a favorite pen? one you thought you lost? did you discover something you weren't expecting at all while looking for pens?  report your findings here at the whimsey project!

trivia tuesday

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

from the daily planet:
GOLDFISH!!
*goldfish can't close their eyes.
*goldfish can see infrared radiation.
*goldfish will lose their color is kept in a dark room.

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff we want to share. we enjoy it all so share your stuff this miscellaneous monday!

from facebook's smashed peas and carrots: the plight known to all who love to create and handcraft!

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's national ball point pen day! to celebrate, let's play a game. look all around your house and/or office.  make note of the different places you have a pen. how many places and where?  the most unusual place? what type of pen is your favorite?

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. any book will do, however, pay particular attention to those books that have long waited on the shelf to be read. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.

having completed the narratives section of the lifetime reading plan by clifton fadiman with dostoysvsky,tolstoy, nabokov and solzhenitsyn, it was time for the next chapter. in the philosophy, psychology, politics and essays chapter, i read about hobbes, locke, hume, mill, marx and engels, nietzsche, freud, machiavelli, montaigne, descartes, pascal and tocqueville. of these thinkers, locke would be one to pursue further.

silly saturday

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

signs, signs, signs:

*london department store:  bargain basement upstairs
*in a field:  the farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free but the bull charges.
*in an office: after tea break staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining rack.

photo friday

my young friends petting their passion: horses!

thoughtful thursday

d. g. haskell:

when laughing children chase after fireflies, they are not pursuing beetles but catching wonder.

whimsical wednesday

it's national repeat day for whimsical wednesday! celebrate by repeating something for some part of the day.  a favorite song over and over and over again? the same doodle? shampoo.....wash, rinse, repeat? a treat to eat? watch the same movie more than once? then share your repeat, repeat, repeat with the whimsey project!

trivia tuesday

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

from real simple magazine:

in the united states, there are more pink plastic lawn flamingos than actual flamingos!

miscellaneous monday

another litter of kittens was spotted over the weekend! while not an accurate count, there seems to be six.  plus the two we found previously, that is eight kittens.  there are more out there. the census of spring 2015? already more than we can handle!!  meanwhile in chicago, my granddaughter's two guinea hogs appear to be male and female. the evidence that suggests this recently discovered fact? my daughter's instagram post:

sarah writes: that was unexpected!

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's national repeat day!  that's right, repeat day! repeat day! repeat day! what will you be repeating on whimsical wednesday? think, think, think, think.....

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.

continuing with clifton fadiman's, the lifetime reading plan, i was introduced more fully to hemingway, bellow, cervantes, borges, marquez, gogol and turgenev. some of what fadiman reveals about the authors discussed provokes a desire to read their biographies rather than their fiction!

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silly stuff to make us grin, giggle, guffaw! there's silly in you! share it with the whimsey project!

my young second grader friend was in need of a reading tutor so i volunteered. our first session was this week; at my house. she looks in the candy bowl to see if there was anything tasty in it. she looked at me startled as she found the candy bowl filled with candy canes. "there's christmas candy in the candy bowl! it's not christmas!" i readily admitted she was correct. as we work on her lessons, i cheer every time she was correct. again, i get that look. this time she said, "please hold the cheering until we are finished!" okay then! fellow wim-zees, it took all my strength not to guffaw copiously while enjoying tutoring time.

photo friday

lil mouse enjoying the first strawberry of the season!

thoughtful thursday

emery blagdon:

art should take your breath away.

whimsical wednesday

it's national cellophane tape for whimsical wednesday! we're celebrating by playing with tape. we wont be limited to cellophane tape.  no! we'll play will any kind of tape one has available: masking, painters', washi, two sided, decorative, duct tape.  if it's on a spool and sticks we're playing with it. share your tape fun with the whimsey project!

there's an entire box of various tapes on a shelf where i store the craft supplies! so many i couldn't decide what to do with all that tape. then my eyes rested on the tape roller thingie. a continuous loop of tape, you holds it just over the paper and pulls it along.  supposedly a trail of tape is left behind. i qualify with the supposedly because i can't work this simple contraption! aha! a challenge for tape day! off came the cap and rolling began. with no outcome in mind, i rolled that tape all over a piece of paper. i actually had it functioning halfway properly because tape was all over the paper. now what? digging about in the embellishments box i came across a container of paper daisies. those were perfect for putting on the tape. now i have a piece of paper covered in tape that is covered in daisies! wheeeeeee......

trivia tuesday

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

from the national geographic bee:

which is the term. for the treeless biome in high latitudes that has permafrost?  tundra or isotherm?
if you selected tundra, you are correct!

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project. our day to share miscellaneous, stuff that comes to mind, bright ideas and so forth.  share some of your miscellaneous here at the whimsey project.

it's memorial day.  typically considered the beginning of summer. people have picnics at memorial day. i attended one. the menu was standard american fare: hot dogs, hamburgers, baked beans and potato salad.  watermelon, cantaloupe and brownies for dessert.  yes, brownies.

brownies seem to be the unofficial official picnic dessert.  my contribution to the meal was the brownies. it got me thinking about brownies; some like the soft inside, some like the balance between the soft and the crust (that touches the sides of the baking pan) and some just like the crust. some like chewy, fudgy brownies and others like them more like cake. there's a preference for icing or no icing. naked brownies or dressed brownies, which would be a dusting of powdered sugar or no powdered sugar. some like them plain, others like them with additional ingredients like nuts. some like milk chocolate and some like dark chocolate brownies. some like them with a scoop of ice cream or just out of the pan.

me? i like fudgy, chewy brownies, the balance between the crust and soft, no icing, naked (but won't quibble about a dusting of powdered sugar), dark chocolate with additional ingredients like nuts, chocolate chips, coconut.  with or without a scoop of vanilla ice cream. how do you like your brownies?

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's national cellophane tape day so let's play with tape! create something, mend something, do whatever you wish with tape.  we won't limit ourselves to cellophane tape as there's duct tape, decorative tape, washi tape, painters' tape, masking tape, to name a few. just have fun with tape!

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book.  any book will do, however, consider reading those books that have been waiting awhile to be read. share what you are reading with the whimsey project!

the lifetime reading plan by clifton fadimah continues. the works discussed during this week's reading session were written by poe, hawthorne, melville, twain, james and faulkner.

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project. our day to share all stuff silly.  bring it on to make us grin, giggle, guffaw.

mini joke from the kid page in the newspaper:

Q: what kind of horses do ghosts like to ride?

A:  night mares!!

photo friday

just a chicken with her cat.

thoughtful thursday

patricia michaels:

sometimes when things seem to be falling apart they are actually coming together.

whimsical wednesday

we're reading the phone book for whimsical wednesday! select a page from the white pages section of the phone book at random. close your eyes and part the pages somewhere, anywhere! read the names. do you know anyone on the page? what names appealed to you? find any interesting business names? share your phone book foray with the whimsey project.

pages 108 and 109 were my random selection from the local phone book; listing from qualls to reed.
*the business that caught my attention was rapco limited.
*encountered the name of one person i am acquainted with!
*first names that were unique:  rosemma, peepers, ghazala, docia.
*last names that fascinated: quandt, radisic, rancilio, ratajezyk, reaka.

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all things trivial; experiential or factual. tell us your trivia!

from weird history:

sushi means sour rice; flavored with vinegar.  no fish necessary!

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey  project! our day to share stuff that is gloriously miscellaneous! take advantage of the word and share your miscellaneous!  here's mine:

orderly physical items is an important component of life for me.  especially in the home, order creates a calm that is seemingly unattainable when chaotic clutter reigns. imagine my thrill to have discovered the work of the artist in this link:

http://onemorepost.com/things-organized-neatly/

amazing!  enjoy as must as i did.

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we're looking at the phone book.  randomly select a (white) page from your local telephone book. read each name. did you come upon anyone you know? what was the most interesting name? any business listed on your page?  these are just a few of the details you might discover from reading the phone book.

solitude sunday

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

clifton fadiman's, the lifetime reading plan, continues with more authors read in the narratives chapter. my thoughts are now filled with austen, bronte, thackeray, dickens, eliot, carroll, hardy, conrad, forster, joyce, woolf, lawrence, huxley, orwell and mann.  i would say my brain is full!

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project.  our day to share all sorts of silly stuff to make us grin, giggle, guffaw! there's silly in you somewhere so bring it on!

my grandchildren have a cat. and two guinea pigs. this should be cause for consternation. not with these guys.  the cat sits on the bed and watches over the guinea pigs.  they talk to her. sometimes she gets in the cage with them (large corral type arrangement with no cover) and hangs out.  they squeak and jump around when she comes to visit. they run to her and then away and to her and away. the cat is white and black.  the guinea pigs are white with a touch of buff at the ears. my grandchildren have monochromatic pets.

photo friday

Green, daffodils, and the hint of a sun-catcher!

thoughtful thursday

unknown:

don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can.

whimsical wednesday

we're looking for shades of green this whimsical wednesday! look outside at all the glorious foliage that spring has brought.  study it closely.  how many different shades of green do you see?  actually go outside if you are able to soak up part of the day.  tell us what you discovered.

my foray into the green foliage netted a count of about 25 different shades of green.  i could have become even more particular but 25 is more than enough. living where i do, shades of green are in abundance.

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all things trivial; experiential or factual. let's have your trivia!

for spring allergy season, trivia from the national geographic kids weird but true book:
a sneeze travels 100 miles an hour!!!!!

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday! our day to share whatever strikes our fancy.  we're looking forward to your offering on miscellaneous monday!

kittens! there are kittens! we have discovered the nesting area one of the mama kitties selected for her babies.  she did a great job with this nest.  the kittens are obscured; as they should be. from the house, we can look out one window and barely see them. we think there are two babies for this first time mama.  
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that miscellaneous was brought to you by tr kitty! i have no idea what he's talking about.

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wedneday! suddenly the earth is covered in green.  green is the color of the month of may as the birthstone is the emerald.  if weather permits, be outside and look around. how many different shades of green do you see? if it's raining, look out the window!

solitude sunday

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

a portion of the chapter on narratives in clifton fadiman's, the lifetime reading plan, was today's reading.  i didn't get super far before falling asleep on the couch, however, i read about bunyan, defoe, swift and sterne and fielding. fadiman's take on defoe's robinson crusoe is different than anything i had ever read about sterne's narrative, tristram shandy.  fadiman posits that shandy is written with psychological theory as it's guiding premise.  he calls defoe's crusoe a stick. intriguing.

happy mother's day!

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silly stuff to make us grin, giggle, guffaw. you must have something silly to share! do so today!

the following link is to a series of photographs called "dry dog wet dog" by pet photographer serena hudson.  she thought it would be neat to have before and after photographs of dogs at bathtime, she was right.  it is neat.  and very, very silly.  enjoy!

http://onemorepost.com/dry-dog-wet-dog/

photo friday

katherine, the potter, creates whimsical coasters!

thoughtful thursday

unknown:

"it's impossible" said pride.
"it's risky" said experience.
"it's pointless" said reason.
"give it a try" whispered the heart.

whimsical wednesday

we're getting ready for mother's day this whimsical wednesday!  make a card, a gift, a tasty treat to eat. write a poem, inscribe a memory of you with her from your childhood.  compose music or a song. do whatever you'd enjoy creating. make it yourself! should you wish to honor someone else or besides your mother, consider something for a favorite lady or female doggie or kitty.  share your mother's day offering with the whimsey project!

my children, grandchildren and i typically send flowers for our mom/grandmother/great-grandmother for mother's day.  in addition to flowers i will send a homemade card today.  on sunday, mother's day, all the mama kitties around the farm will receive a special treat.

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all things trivial.  factual or experiential, bring it on. share your trivia today!

according to weird history, the name for the city of los angeles is so much more than los angeles. the city's full name is:  El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula.  try putting that address on an envelope!

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project.  our day to share all things that doesn't fit in any other category. share whatever you have for miscellaneous monday!

about a week ago, a canada goose began to hang out here at the farm's lake.  soon after another goose appeared.  over the weekend we saw five wee goslings!  they are sooooo cute! mama and papa goose marshaling the babies about the water and on the land.  a few other adult geese showed up to lend assistance.   we hung the hummingbird feeders over the weekend. hummers arrived the first day the feeders were in place! wheeee..... the hummingbirds have returned.  we are on the lookout for kittens. a few of the females looked very full and now they look empty. film at eleven!

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we're making gifts for mother's day. it matters not what you make; a card, brownies, homemade soap, write a story or poem about your childhood or a special memory. make coupons for chores or visits.  do whatever you wish that's best for mom.  don't want to make a mother's day something specifically for your mom?  do it for someone else or a doggie or kitty or any other mother you wish to honor!  

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. any book will do. however, consider those books that have been waiting a long time to be read.  share your book!

clifton fadiman's, the lifetime reading plan continues with playwrights. he offers commentary on shakespeare, moliere, goethe, ibsen, shaw, chekhov, o'neill, beckett and the authors of contemporary dramas. i learned something new about all the playwrights i already knew as well as being introduced to authors i didn't know.  fadiman's commentary is often more fascinating than the authors featured!

silly saturday

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

joke from the oatmeal:

Q: what is the best way to carve wood?

A:  whittle by whittle!

photo friday

it's that time of year! go fly a kite!!