So Ready For The End of Christmastime
Tomorrow is Epiphany, the traditional end to the Christmas season. Like Mr. Spanky here, I’m ready for Christmas to be over! I’m not going to make it to the Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs,...
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My Pictures Spotted in the Wild: December Edition
Over the last month, I’ve spotted a few of my pictures at large on the Internet. There was a photo of mine used on a blog of a long-distance moving company. (It’s no joke...
It’s Christmas!
It’s Christmas! Time for a photo gallery of some of my favorite Christmas pictures! Photos taken in spots from Texas to Tokyo.
Busying Tidying Up
A few weeks ago, I bought a copy of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Japanese home organizer Marie Kondo. I’ve been working on cleaning things...
Oooh, I Found These Rachael Ray Pictures in My Hard Drive!
In the countdown to the end of the year, I’ve been cleaning up both my house and my hard drive. I’ve been making an effort to upload and release all the pictures I took...
Clothing Swaps: Behind The Scenes At My Invites
I wrote about my clothing swaps in today’s Austin American-Statesman, but if you aren’t on my list for the swap invites, you may not have seen what goes out to my guests. Here are...
Thanksgiving Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Like many Americans we’re in day 432 of Thanksgiving leftovers at our house, so it’s sort of like Thanksgiving is still happening! My parents are in their 70s– and this week they are both...
Hanks: Clothes swaps are good for the planet, the holiday soul
By Anna Hanks – Special contributor Every year I cringe when I read about the crowds on “Black Friday,” the biggest shopping day of the year. Even more terrible is reading about the various...
I’m All About ” Sick Beat” Today.
The song that’s been repeating in my head is “Sick Beat” by Kero Kero Bonito. It may be the most feminist Japanese-language/rap song about video games ever made. (True confession: I’m not into “sewing,...
My Pictures Spotted In The Wild: November Edition
I’m always curious where my pictures end up after I release them into the wilds of the Internet. Here are some of the photos I’ve found since the October photo roundup! A picture from...
