As usual the heat and drought are the thrill of the week. Here are a few distractions.
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Friday, May 29, 2026
Five Things Friday 5/29/26
Welcome back to Five Things Friday. I’ve been pootling around in Facebook again, which means I take screenshots of everything that interests me. I think I captioned the Things in the past but I’m guessing no one ever read those captions so I’ll just let the Things speak for themselves.
From Vintage Recipes
Friday, November 15, 2024
Five Things Friday November 15, 2024
I’m well into my Christmas shopping and am finding great gifts for people. It makes me happy and I know they will love it. Even my spouse The Grinch.
One: Need extra storage or display space? Painting an old drawer and hanging it on the wall could add unexpected charm to your home.
Two: Have some fun rocks you’d like to paint? These snowmen are adorable.
Three: The Vintage Kitsch Christmas type groups are active again. Here’s the sort of display I love. Dang I saw the green elf heads last year and didn’t get them. They kind of intrigued me, kind of creeped me out.
Four: I don’t know why these didn’t catch on.
Five: As they say in Pandaria, Slow Down.
Friday, June 21, 2024
Five Things Friday June 21, 2024
Greetings! Yet another slow, rainy newsweek. Even so, I’ve scrounged up five things.
Good thing I have a puppy to buy toys for. But the pup wouldn’t love this toy. Remember how fun these were? It did seem magical to peel and press and stick and move these all around.
Lurch and his family?
Mom always fixed everything, so I don’t remember a TV repair man, nope.
Thanks to my brothers building roads in the sand in the back yard, I’ve a life long love of little cars.
I thought about saving this to put in someone’s retirement card, but why wait?
Friday, June 14, 2024
Five Things Friday June 14, 2024
One: What’s Bugging Me?
An unholy amount of mosquitos! Even on windy days some really big, bold blood suckers are in flight.
As you see, I’m not imaging the sheer numbers of them.
Two: Camp Ridley has been in the news a bit. I only know it from seeing signs for it on the way to see my mother in law, but it seems interesting.
Three: More Minnesota History, with Miss Minnesota looking happy and casual way above the streets of Minneapolis.
Four: I’ve been painting things in the garden, trellises and pots. These are just the colors I’m looking for.
Five: 2026 is the Centennial of Route 66. We will be back on the highway for it! I hope we are lucky and get to spend the night at the Blue Swallow again!





























