Friday, June 2, 2017

Blooms!

We planted several rose bushes two summers ago and have generally been pleased with the beauty of the blooms. Taking care of roses is not hard work exactly .. but you DO have to do some things like prune and spray etc. Anyway two of our bushes are beginning to show why we love roses ...



Thursday, May 25, 2017

Retired!

With the end of the school year ... I am finally fully retired.  I've left the friendly/hostile environs of southern Missouri and relocated to Michigan to share a house and live with my honey. I've spent the last two weeks mostly packing, moving and then unpacking. I believe I've mentioned on this blog before, way back in the beginning, how much I hate moving. That hasn't changed.

Anyway I'll be posting about my adventures and activities on a separate blog which I'm naming


Loafing on the Third Coast (Lot3C)

Heard on the radio the other day that Michigan is second only to Alaska in miles of coastline. More than California, Texas and even Florida! Wow. Of course it's all freshwater coast ... and there IS something to be said for saltwater coastlines. Still .. that's a lot of places to explore and experience. 

This blog will continue to be a puzzling/boardgame/book blog. Stamps and stuff will be posted over on my Stamps & Postal History blog. 

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

A Few More!

Still spending that tax return ... added these recently ...

Charles Wysocki's Melodrama in the Mist -- Buffalo Games

Mount Rushmore -- Eric Dowdle and Dowdle Folk Art


Wysocki's Pete's Gambling Hall -- Buffalo Games

Swan Cottage -- New York Puzzle Co. (new publisher to me)
On the Road Again -- Masterpieces

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

New Puzzle Order!!

I haven't puzzled in quite a while. Since I got a tax return recently and I've been looking for some therapeutic time-fillers, I decided to spend some of it on some new puzzles! Here's what I purchased ...

Old Book Store -- White Mountain

Old Store at Salem: A.J. Casson -- Pomegranate

Mediterranean Harbor -- Eurographics   (looks like I got the last one as I had trouble finding the information)

Charles Wysocki's By the Sea -- Buffalo Games

and finally, one for Halloween ..

Welcome to Our House -- SunsOut


Monday, February 27, 2017

One that may not be cancer fighting but ... I don't care!

I love seafood! Here's a shrimp and grits dish that I must try to make ...





Cancer Fighting Meals

Retirement beckons ... since I like to cook, and since I have an interest in health, nutrition, and a long healthy life, I thought I'd post a few recipes and ideas for healthy cancer-fighting meals.

Here's a set: