Showing posts with label Doctor Who. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doctor Who. Show all posts

Friday, December 27, 2024

The Friday Five Good Things

 


Five good things that happened this week.

1. Had a nice time at the annual family gathering watching the new baby enjoy her first Christmas. In February, another new baby will join the family.

2. I won $4 on a scratch ticket.

3. Besides a new stove, I also bought new pans and made scrambled eggs. The eggs didn't stick in the pan!

4. We watched The Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World and waited for the Eldest to finish her shift at the hospital to begin Christmas festivities.

5. Texted with the Young One to hear about her Christmas

How was your week?

Monday, December 2, 2024

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Whatcha Doin? - Solstice

 


It's here! It's finally here. Summer! 

The Doctor and I traveled in time to see the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. Okay, the photo is from 2022. I wasn't going to be able to stay awake to watch the Solstice from Stonehenge this year, but I can pretend.

Whatcha doin?


Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Whatcha Doin?

 

I'm celebrating the Winter Solstice. Halfway out of the dark. 182 days until the Summer Solstice.

Whatcha doin?

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Inktober 2022




10/13 Challenge prompt: kind

Always try to be nice
But never fail to be kind - The Twelfth Doctor 

Winsor Newton Ivory Black gouache, Nikko G nib, Micron Pigma pen, Tombow Dual Brush markers, Gelly Roll pen


10/14 Challenge prompt: empty

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space;
everything else is opinion - Democritus

Winsor Newton Ivory Black gouache, Nikko G nib, Micron Pigma pen, Tombow Dual Brush markers


10/15 Challenge prompt: armadillo

Micron Pigma Pen


10/16 Challenge prompt: fowl

We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it. - Abraham Lincoln

Winsor Newton Ivory Black gouache, Nikko G nib, Micron Pigma pen, Tombow Dual Brush markers, White Gelly Roll pen.


10/17 Challenge prompt: salty

Salty Girl

Winsor Newton Ivory Black gouache, Nikko G nib, Micron Pigma pen, Tombow Dual Brush markers, Clear Gelly Roll pen.



10/18 Challenge prompt: scraped

"I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread. - J. R. R. Tolkien

Winsor Newton Ivory Black gouache, Nikko G nib, Micron Pigma pen, Tombow Dual Brush markers, 


10/19 Challenge prompt: ponytail

Chantilly Lace had a pretty face
And a ponytail hanging down
a wiggle in her walk
a giggle in her talk...J. P. Richardson

Winsor Newton Ivory Black gouache, Nikko G nib, Micron Pigma pen, Tombow Dual Brush markers, 

Sunday, July 24, 2022

How Does Your Garden Grow?

This week, it's all about the friends who visit or from the kitties point of view Snacks on the Lawn.


The Little Bunny


Waddles, aka Stinky Kitty. He's been visiting the yard every night for the past week.


Turkeys


Timex watched Doctor Who with me while I had my morning tea.


And Himself thought the horse trough gardens were safe from Timex


Red squirrel and house finches at the feeder.


Bigger Bunny


Mama Turkey and her poult


Little Bunny



Chickadee enjoying the birdbath


Another bunny


Atticus Finch


Sunset


Waddles


Waddles again. I had seen Waddles go under the sunroom after foraging. As animals go, skunks are pretty harmless. They eat a lot of bugs, grubs, and small rodents. They only perfume the air if they are frightened. I was worried Waddles would make his den under the sunroom. 

 Himself brought home some pellets that would repel skunks, deer, and other critters. I sprinkled some around the sunroom. The critters aren't supposed to like the smell. Plenty of acreage in the woods for Waddles to make his home.

Friday night, Waddles made his usual appearance popping out from under the sunroom. I had sprinkled a line of pellets by the steps. He took a sniff, made a "that's disgusting face." and ran back under the sunroom. He didn't make an appearance Saturday night much to the kitties' disappointment.


Found in the far corner of the Zensical garden. A broken piece from a hive or the start of a wasp nest?


Two of three bunnies. The first bunny was on the left but I didn't have a wide enough angle to get him in the photo.

How does your garden grow?

Friday, July 8, 2022

The Friday Five Good Things


 Five good things that happened this week.

1. The Young One's friend from Ohio is coming for a visit. Nothing like company coming to give the impetus to clean the house. 

2. We signed up for HBO Plus. So many favorite shows and movies. Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings, and we get to finish Pennyworth, a show we started on a freebie, but didn't finish

3. I didn't have to get up early to take the trash out because of the holiday

4. Texted the Eldest to see if she was working this weekend. If she was off, I was going to ask if we could Skype on Sunday, her birthday.  She texted back she was going to surprise us. She's coming back home this weekend. We'll be able to celebrate her birthday in person!

5.  Spent an enjoyable day at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill with Nan and her sister, Nish

How was your week?

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Whatcha Doin?

 

The Doctor and I are celebrating Towel Day. Towel Day is a Geek holiday that celebrates The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author, Douglas Adams.  A towel is significant in the novel as it is used for shelter, warmth, or to lie on while at the beach. Adams’s strongest advice was “Never go anywhere without your towel.”

And as The Tenth Doctor observed, “There’s a lot of things you need to get across this universe. Warp drive… wormhole refractors… You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold.” 

Happy Towel Day!

Whatcha doin?

Friday, March 4, 2022

The Friday Five Good Things


 Five good things that happened this week.

1.  The Snow Angel plowed the driveway after the weekend storm

2. Himself and I spent a lazy Sunday watching Doctor Who 

3. Received a Save the Date card from the Niece for her wedding January 2023

4. Late lunch at Harry's

5. Harry leftovers meant no cooking

How was your week?

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

T Stands for Valentine's Day Surprises



In the mail, a Valentine from my tablemate, L from the year long, 26 Seeds class we did with Reggie Ezell in 2017.


This festive, sweater design package from Nan arrived a day after L's valentine. What could be in it?


Holiday socks! Meowy Christmas socks, Llama Valentine socks, and Top O'The Meowning St. Patrick Day socks. And a cute notecard. In the note, Nan said she  was having 


 fun with these Vincent van Gogh die cuts


Not just any Vincent van Gogh die cuts, but images from the Doctor Who episode, "Vincent and the Doctor" The middle card is the Doctor's TARDIS painted in the style of van Gogh.


Nan also included my ticket to the tea party, this image of a bottle of water and a pretty glass.


Saturday, the Eldest sent chocolate covered strawberries.



And this sweet Valentine arrived from MB in California. Sadly, I didn't quite capture the shine of the iridescent paint she used.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

T Stands for The Mystery of the Regeneration Tea

 

At the beginning of the month, I saw ads for Plum Deluxe's Regeneration Tea marketed to fans of Doctor Who. The ad made me smile, and I moved on with my day.

A week or so later, a package arrived. Inside a packet of Regeneration tea and a sample of Stargazers Caramel Chai. But I didn't remember ordering samples of tea. Who sent this? The return address was the Plum Deluxe Tea.

What a puzzle. Who sent this to me? Any number of people know I'm a Doctor Who fan.  Where was the tea from? Portland, Oregon.  And then light dawned on marble head. Of course, it had to be sent from my dear friend, colleague, and adopted Cousin.


The tea is a delicious blend of black tea, honeybush tea, strawberries, cocoa peel, blackberry leaf, raspberry leaf, and strawberry and vanilla essence. It's like drinking a Jammie Dodger, the 11th Doctor's favorite cookies. The tea makes the perfect cup of tea to have with your favorite Doctor (10) or by yourself. 

Cos', you are the best and a pearl of great price.

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