Recipe Recreation: Chicken, Tomato and Basil Salad

Many moons ago I worked as a counter girl at a little bakery in Media, PA called Sweet Potato Cafe and Bakery. At the time I was more interested in the sweets and would bypass the salads and sandwiches so that I could scarf down muffins. Mmmm….muffins. via GIPHY Anywho, one time, before street fairs were cool (yes…I went there)…

September 24 is . . . . Festival Of Latest Novelties

If I were not already so paranoid, I would truly think that someone is watching me!A day created for all of my whims and shenanigans!Awesome!Tomorrow, instead of bemoaning my seemingly aimless drifting through life and my endless flirtations with hobbies and stuff that I am doing, I will embrace my UFOs, dust off that pick and use that Bender Ball!…

Don’t believe the lye!

I love puns. I am not clever with them but when I get a hold of one I do tend to run wild with it.That said, here is another post from my old website:Hair’s to you!The History of my Hair:As a Black woman I often found myself slave to the perm, hairdresser and the weather. I hated not being able…

Dr McCoy is a doctor, Jim! Not a…

From The Nitpicker’s Guide to Classic Trekkers: The things that Dr. Mccoy isn’t (as in I’m a doctor not a…) a moon shuttle conductor, “The Corbomite Maneuver.” a bricklayer, “The Devil in the Dark.” a psychiatrist, “The City on the Edge of Forever.” *according to the episode Court Martial, Dr McCoy is a specialist in space psychology (whatever that is)…

Test Knits: The Adventurer Beanie

Every so often there will be a call for pattern testers on Instagram. I saw such a request for testers to knit up a hat called “The Adventurer Beanie from Zuri, aka 12littlethings, , and I volunteered as tribute er…tester. Because I thought I published this before (I did not?!) I am sharing now since this hat was easy and fun to…