Wednesday, July 9, 2025

INKING and PAINTING

https://youtu.be/em7E5Zr6QEU?si=y6WPzxdgS93w0IEe

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025

I was educated in the knowledge that today is the start of the “”SPOOKY SEASON”. Other than Labor Day, there are no holidays celebrated from now until Halloween. So this is the start of the Spooky Season.

All building up until Halloween… so, is All Hallows Eve is a big celebration for you… let’s kick it off several months in advance.

WHAT THE U.S. IS MADE OF

Arizona has the loveliest flag!! ⭐️

Friday, July 4, 2025

CELEBRATING THE 4th

SMOKERING

Master built 30 inch Electric Smoker

Pork Shoulder, Basted with Yellow Mustard

Bourbon & Brown Sugar Rub

Spritzed with Ginger Beer Hourly

12 hour cook time, last two hours wrapped in foil

THIS WAS AMAZINGLY YUMMY!

CELEBRATE

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

JULY 2025

Sunday, June 29, 2025

COVE SPRING PARK

Cove Spring Park & Nature Preserve consists of approximately 240 acres of wetlands, streams, springs, waterfalls, forested ravines and other natural and historic features. The park is a nature lovers paradise and is located at the northern city limits off US 127/Holmes Street.

Frankfort, Kentucky

OVER PLANNING

“Don’t plan it all.

Let life surprise

you a little.”

J.A.

Saturday, June 28, 2025

ROAD TRIP?!!!

FAN MAP

https://dddfanmap.com/

SOMEBODY IS HIDING!

But I can see her!

TODAY SOCIAL MEDIA TOLD ME

In the Netherlands, bricks are learning to breathe.

A green-tech innovation is transforming ordinary buildings into living walls — by designing bricks that invite moss to grow directly on their surface.

These moss-friendly bricks require no soil, no maintenance — just rain and wind.

And what they offer in return is remarkable:

Purify urban air

Cool buildings and streets by up to 7°C

Capture and store CO₂ naturally

In the city of Leiden, schools and bus stops are being cloaked in moss — turning everyday walls into air-cleaning, climate-cooling ecosystems.

This isn’t just decoration. It’s a defense against urban heat and pollution.

A quiet, green revolution is rising — brick by brick.

Friday, June 27, 2025

A THURSDAY TEA PARTY

Yesterday Mayberry brought her mommy to my house for a Tea Party Lunch! I took very few photos because I was in the moment and wanted to enjoy my ladies. But it was a great day!

MENU:
Olive Quick Bread (Savory and amazingly delicious!)

Ceviche (with shrimp…OMG wonderful!)

Watermelon Salad (Sweet and savory, one of my favs)

Chicken Salad with Green Apples (simply good)

Charcuterie Board (Cherries, orchard plums, apples, alfalfa sprouts, cheese, carrots)

And for the finicky 5 year old… Dino chicken nuggets with tatter tots and a bit of ketchup.

EMOTIONAL JUMPER CABLES

ALIVE with STEVE

Steve Burns, Original ‘Blue’s Clues’ Host, Is Launching a Podcast for Grown-Ups That’s a ‘Continuation’ of the Beloved Kids’ Show

At 51, Steve Burns is still searching for clues about the meaning of life.

Burns, the actor, musician and writer best known as the original host of Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues,” is launching an original podcast with Lemonada Media called “Alive.” It’s slated to premiere in the fall of 2025 (with an exact date TBD).

“Alive” is a weekly show in which Burns and his guests will discuss “what it means to stay human in a complicated world.” The podcast will touch on themes including mortality, masculinity, loneliness — and success. The inspiration for the podcast came after he shared a viral inspirational video for Nick Jr.’s promotion of the 25th anniversary of “Blue’s Clues” in 2021. It was a moment when Burns “found himself in conversation again with tens of millions of grown-up fans who still considered him a friend,” according to Lemonada.

By Todd Spangler

Variety.com