Date night

You otter see this! 😃

Dorfle: English, noun. the stray piece of fuzz that got stuck in the wet wall paint that you have to pick out with your fingers. #InventingDefinitionsForMyTypos

My husband sent me this, saying “I can only think of 5 movies that say this is a bad idea.” nypost.com/2026/04/25/s...

Special guest appearance for #caturday. This is Bella, my friend’s cat. She is very petite and a little shy, but seems to trust me more than she used to.

Murphy’s Law of student piano recitals: the kid who breaks a finger 2 weeks before the performance will be one who is well-prepared instead of one who is barely going to manage to pull off their pieces.

My dogs wear daytime collars that vibrate or beep when they bark because my neighbors would hate me otherwise. They are capable of sounding ferocious, but they’ve learned to bark little puppy yips to avoid setting off the collars. I can’t catch it on video, but it’s hilarious.

My 23-year-old daughter still asks me for advice. 😍 She asks for grammar advice, not life wisdom, but still. 😂

Urgent: The amazing Anna Lapwood is in Alberta trying to save a beautiful Casavant pipe organ from being removed on the sly by the university in just a few days. Watch this reel, then follow the link in her bio or stories to sign a petition to save the organ. www.instagram.com/reel/DXfIfkv...

This site is a great tool to see what’s going on with fires across the nation. You can click on the little flames to see how big the fire is and how much of it is contained. Wildfires in GA are frequent this time of year, but esp this year because we’re in the worst drought app.watchduty.org

"To give you an idea of how dry it is, I put a new soil moisture sensor in a few weeks ago. It was completely saturated when installed...it is showing the lower limit of 200cb, which is the same as if the soil had been baked in an oven for an hour to drive all of the water out!"

Have you read Theo of Golden by GA author Allen Levi? It's the 1st book my new book club is reading. The author lives near Columbus, GA, and it's the inspiration for the town of Golden in the book. I've been there many times, and it is a delightful place to visit! visitcolumbusga.com/visit/blog/m...

The Ga wildfires have given us hazy sky and poor air quality all day, and it isn’t likely to end anytime soon. Worried for people in the area of the fires. I won’t be walking for exercise outside for a while.

This wonderful group is helping with the feral cats at daughter’s apt complex! We have another cat needing medical treatment and they all need to be spayed/neutered. If you’re looking for a charity, this is a good one. kittykonnection.org

This is fun! If you hit enter again, it will generate a new one each time!

For several months now, I’ve been thinking about starting a book club after trying out a couple and feeling they weren’t a good fit. Tomorrow, I’m meeting with a couple of friends to make some plans. What are your tips for a successful book club?

And I was afraid they’d hate kennels.

This is amazing! Adult me would love to attend a service sitting under a dinosaur skeleton. Child me would have been too afraid to go to church.

Y’all. I have a masters in organ performance, and 2/3 of a DMA. I spent those last 2 years of my studies in Boston. I have been to a LOT of organ concerts. I have never seen people lined up an hour early down the street to get in and get a seat. 😳😃

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~ Anaïs Nin The Blue Door (1927) 🎨 Raymond Wintz

Quote post with the best picture you’ve ever taken of your pet(s).

Bean helps with the sheets. I swear he can sense bed sheets being changed from a mile away! #caturday

My day started with insane rush hour into Atlanta and ended with insane rush hour traffic out of Atlanta. If you have to do that every day, God bless you. My nervous system is shot.

Here is another RSS reader for you all to try, no, i don’t know about it’s accessibility nor screen reader support. Current | Terry Godier https://www.terrygodier.com/current #rss

We have officially reached the season of the year when I wake up to notices from the doorbell camera that “a person” was at my door in the wee hours. 🦎

Just in case you need a tutorial on GA town names: youtu.be/tTSuB6mgjH4?...

For all the people on tv/sm trying to pronounce Augusta, look, I don’t know how they say it in Maine, but here in GA, the “au” is not like the word “aura.” It’s uh-GUS-tah. Also, neighboring town Martinez is mar-tin-EZ, not mar-TEE-nez. Thank you for your attention to this matter. #Southern

Daughter has been going to St. Simons and playing the hook-the-ring game at Frederica Station for her whole life. She rarely needs more than 5 tries. Her record is 2. When she came here on a school trip in middle school, she took bets and cleaned up.

Hi, baby! I just popped out to the moon for a while. Are you happy to see me?

Time for a book post as I finished a couple during spring break. Book #7 of 2026 was All About Allergies by Zachary Rubin. I follow his informative posts on Insta. LOTS of info about the history of treating allergies, and LOTS of info about the body chemistry, all of which is well-written, but

Oh, Dulce Dough, PLEASE move into a bigger place so you can serve more people and I can actually get in without waiting in a line that stretches out onto the sidewalk! 😭 We gave up twice! Best donuts anywhere! dulcedoughbakery.com

It’s #NationalPetDay, so here are my unsuccessful attempts at a family photo.

Used book sale on SSI today! $6.50 for all these! Because I don’t already have a slew of unread books.

From @carpoolsandcountryclubs on Insta. Confessions overheard: Masters Edition. 😂😂😂

ALL the birds are serenading me on the porch this morning! #birds 🪶

For #caturday, here is Beach Bean, and a special appearance by Condo Kitty, the queen of the condo complex!

A minute of pure happiness for your Friday.

Hubby has arrived with the 2 things I cared about - my cat and my suitcase! 😁 He also brought what daughter cared about - all the merch he bought at the masters par 3 yesterday. He got to see Fleetwood’s hole-in-one.

That’s because nobody leaves with less than a thousand dollars in merch. If you actually get a ticket, everyone you know requests that you buy stuff they want.

When I have the dogs here for the week, I try to give them at least a couple of days at daycare where they can run and play, since we don’t have a fenced in yard. Kia made the daycare’s facebook page. I think she’s happy, but I could be wrong! 😂

Ancient Dunes Trail, St. Simons Island, GA. This morning. No ticks were collected despite this trail being famous for them.

I’m here. My suitcase is not. 🤦‍♀️ This is the pic hubby sent me from home. It’s all good. I have a washing machine, a pair of jeans, dad’s jacket, and 4 shirts, including my dad’s left in the drawer. In case you ever need to know, cvs stocks women’s underwear and socks.

Yesterday was mama’s 3rd bday of eternity. Euthanizing a stray cat wasn’t on the agenda, esp one daughter had been calling Gray Baby after mama’s cat Gray Baby. Was planning a low-key day to prep for our getaway to SSI. Today, my cousin is having a baby. Wheel of life just spinning like a top here.

Wow. Just wow. I actually got a bit misty. This is, in a way, more impactful than as a child watching the moon landing. More real. I can’t explain it.

Little kitty went over the rainbow bridge. At least we were able to keep him from suffering any more. 😔

One of the stray cats at daughter’s apt complex has a very gory injury. We are headed to a walk-in vet clinic in about an hour. He looks really bad. I’m not feeling very hopeful about this. 😞

The pimento cheese sandwich is to the Masters tournament as strawberries and cream is to Wimbledon. The recipe’s a secret. I think the recipe here needs a bit of grated onion and a pinch of cayenne. golf.com/lifestyle/fo...

Last night, shortly after midnight as I was sitting up too late, it slowly crept into my consciousness that what I was hearing was not the dog snoring. I stepped out on the porch and recorded this…barred owl? Can anyone confirm?

Wear birds, make more birdies! 😎 www.golfdigest.com/story/master...

Masters week officially starts today with practice rounds. It’s a big deal here, and lots of people rent their houses to golf visitors. I used to think that a flag on a house meant they were renting, but now I know it means they’ve attended and bought merch. ⛳️