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!
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
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.
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.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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......
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......
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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!
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!
Monday, May 25, 2015
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?
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!
Sunday, May 24, 2015
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.
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.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
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!!
mini joke from the kid page in the newspaper:
Q: what kind of horses do ghosts like to ride?
A: night mares!!
Friday, May 22, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
thoughtful thursday
patricia michaels:
sometimes when things seem to be falling apart they are actually coming together.
sometimes when things seem to be falling apart they are actually coming together.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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!
from weird history:
sushi means sour rice; flavored with vinegar. no fish necessary!
Monday, May 18, 2015
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.
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.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
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!
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!
Saturday, May 16, 2015
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.
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.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
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