Learned a new word.

Oh no, this is a sad loss. Glad I saw John Hammond live as many times as I did. Favorite album of his is "Wicked Grin" where he covered Tom Waits. www.noise11.com/news/john-ha...

Look up at the sky early tomorrow morning. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

This kind of stuff never happens to me. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

This is such a well done piece that reports out, with hard data and interviews, something profound about what's gone wrong in this country. www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

Camellias 2026.

I have a helpful tip! Don't discard paper towel or toilet paper rolls. Keep them and fill them with dryer lint. They make excellent fire starters assuming, of course, you are building fires. Paper towel rolls should be cut in half.

What could go wrong?

It's pouring outside and Eli needed a robe after coming in from the rain. Koko had a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer robe and Eli was happy to try it on.

IT’S BABUSHKA FRIDAY!!! Winter edition 🧣❄️☃️🌨️🧣❄️☃️🌨️🧣❄️☃️🌨️🧣

Sounds fascinating and it's online. Today at 2 p.m. libraryc.org/Broward/107629

Of course, if you're an artist in Ireland... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Interesting idea for artists to find housing in San Francisco. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/a...

Just taking a mental break looking at 1940's-style gown (and little cape!) which is out of my budget and also I have no place to wear such a creation. But *sigh* www.thehouseoffoxy.com/products/194...

Meditate with the monks today at 4:30 p.m. EST. dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

Signs of Spring peeking up through the gravel.

Happy #InternationalGoldenRetrieverDay! Here's Eli as just a pup. He now weighs 88 pounds.

Found some daffodils in the snow.

Of course, a Snow Day is perfect for magical blue-green flames.

Eli loves the snow!

Window view of the woods, all snowy. Perfect to take doggo out soon!

Weather People have all kinds of warnings for this weekend. They say it will be a...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

And there is SNOW outside! Already have been out with Eli, who is eating snow. He is delighted. So am I.

These contraptions are a pair of YakTrax and a pair of Nordic Grips, what I will need to walk the doggo in the upcoming epic ice storm.

Say hello to our little woodland friends

Hey, snowshoes turned out to be expensive. Maybe I can use the old wooden skis we have for decoration.

Luckily I brought my Yaktrax from NY down South with me. Looks like we are going to get a serious ice storm over the weekend. Maybe it's not too late to order snowshoes.

Rover sent an email titled, "Are you and Eli ready for 2026?" Yes, we are!

Good news in dealing with an aggressive cancer. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Will it snow on Sunday? :)

Sauna week is coming soon. Register for Zoom classes now. www.nationalsaunaweek.com/sessions-and...

Fantabulous concert. Please teleport me to San Francisco. www.sweetrelief.org/news/sweet-r...

It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world. -- Mary Oliver

I was so sure today was a Monday. Doesn't feel like a Friday at all.

I hear next they are headed for Athens. www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

You don't know what day it is. You're eating countless meals a day with lots of snacks in between. You're napping throughout they day. Either it's the time between Christmas and New Year or you're a cat.

The first camellias have bloomed, so early this year! I would have to stand on a ladder to photograph them so you just must take my word for it.

I made a blueberry clafoutis for Winter Solstice with berries I had picked and frozen at Summer Solstice and that made me very happy.

Peering out the window into the forest with vintage opera glasses to see if the camellias are blooming yet is a totally normal thing done in this household.

The otter keeper gave this baby otter a sock to keep warm. She later turned it into a onesie with holes for the hands, feet, and tail

Anesa Miller's latest -- www.einpresswire.com/article/8729...

"Some people say it's a lottery win to be born in Finland." www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

I'm getting stressed just scanning this article. www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/organiz...