Today’s offering is a wonderful song and a very positive message from Colbie Calliat. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Christmas Jumpers! (Not what you think):
First Flight
Greg Smith
Duckface:
Pied Piper Duck Fashion Show
Alone
When I got home tonight, a friend had posted this very moving video on Facebook, and I wanted to share it. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be so isolated. The video is a little tough to watch, but the payoff is huge.
If you’d like to learn more about Patrick and his story, the Huffington Post published an article about him, here.
Etsomnia™ Volume XX: Bad Gift Edition!
Nightmare-inducing clown decanter. The seller calls it a “Great Christmas Gift”
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
“Thanks, I’d rather just have coal.”
Music for a December Morning!
Spoiled Rotten
This is not my first post about the highly-desirable-yet-ridiculously-priced items for sale at Restoration Hardware, and it’s not likely to be my last. Continue reading
Meet Deb
Deb proudly sells the ugliest Christmas sweaters on ebay (no small feat, believe me.
Private Lives
Refried Bean
Requiem for an Unlived Life
Mom had a number of miscarriages in the early sixties before doctors told her she couldn’t have children. Continue reading
Living Glass
Stiniva I by Shayna Leib (photo: Jim Gill)
99% of the time, I find my own OBTs. Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XIX: ET(somnia) Phone Home
Super-classy iPhone dock and drinks holder. (Rusting trailer and yard full of car parts not included.)
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
Happy Thursday! It’s Etsomnia time once again. Continue reading
Grief is Borne when Loss is Born
As you know, I rarely re-blog, but this picture is so powerful and lovely, I had to share it.
Photo taken by contributor MB, a 52-year-old writer and photographer living in recovery from depression in southwest London.
About this photo: “I took this in September in a cemetery near where I live. I think it’s rather unusual in that it depicts loss and grief, but also beauty and love. I had to time the shoot rather precisely because I wanted the sun to be setting just above one of the angel’s shoulders, but I also needed to be out of the cemetery before it closed. I feel that photography has given me a new lease of life, with fewer feelings of helplessness and hopelessness – in fact this photo won an award in a borough-wide photography competition with the theme of conflict and remembrance.”
Find more from MB at her blog.
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The gift that gives back: The Broken Light Strength Bracelet!
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Boom! Bap! Pow!
My Day: a True Story
And this is how I find my OBTs. And a whole lot of cat videos.
Not Just Full of Hot Air
©Meghan Coleman
In September of 2013, Meghan Coleman challenged herself to do a new balloon sculpture every day Continue reading
Museum of Selfies:
Museum of Selfies
My OBT 