Queen Elizabeth the First, shortly after being fixed
Unwilling Elizabethans!
Pick a Card, Any Card
©EmilyMcDowell.com
It’s hard to know how to behave around people with cancer. Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XLI: Ermahgerd! Prerm!*
*Translation: Oh My God, Prom!
Me and my headless date, 1979. (Mom was always cutting the heads off my prom dates.)
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
A House You May Never See
Danny Brewer learned guitar from his musically-inclined construction worker dad, he learned song writing by trial and error and a long series of wonderful collaborations, and he learned about heartbreak from the usual sources. Continue reading
Gravity’s Nemesis:
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
A Heart-Felted Apology
Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert*
(*misspelling intentional, as usual)
If you read my Thursday Etsomnia posts, you know how hard I am on the poor felters. Continue reading
Getting Toasted the French Way!
Buttermilk french toast sounds glorious. I am going to try this one!
To all the mothers* and to the motherforkers who love them (you know who you are), I wish you a happy Mother’s Day.
*including grandmothers, adoptive mothers, birth mothers, stepmothers, foster mothers, pregnant women, aspiring mothers, mother figures, eldest sisters, and everyone else who cares for little ones.
Pandoring* to My Baser Instincts (*misspelling intentional)
Stupid Pandora. Continue reading
Commitment to the Bit:
Die Maiers
A circus friend posted these odd-looking acrobats on his Facebook wall, and I was instantly captivated. Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XL: Mother’s Day Madness
When you care enough to give the very least. By RubysRubbish, who clearly has some mommy issues to work out
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
Stand By Me
This week’s music Wednesday is dedicated to singer/songwriter/record producer Ben E. King Continue reading
4 Out of 5 Dentists
Photo: Willem Velthoven and Pip & Pop
Bribing the Bears
Olga Barantseva
Underwear for Hope
Naja.co founder Catalina Girald with some of her employees’ children
“Luxury lingerie at fair prices, empowering women.”
Head Over Heels
Timothy Reckart
Soho Adventure
Beloved touching the cheese* (*not a sexual thing)
Slumming It
Outings Project
Etsomnia™ Volume XXXIX: Derby Day
Perhaps the largest fascinator in the history of fascination. By my hero BWerson74, who offers many fabulous / crazy hat choices
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
The Ukuleles of Summer
(Birds of) Paradise by the Dashboard Light:
Superb Bird-of-Paradise (Lophorina superba)
My OBT 