Ida: Searching for The Jazz Baby – Paperback release date 13th January 2023. I received an Advance Reader Copy of Ida: Searching for The Jazz Baby from author, Frank Prem. This book was a quick read, but one I plan on returning to again to savor. Frank’s poetry style is sparse, giving the reader tender…
Christmas Song Playlist 2022
7 songs. Enjoy!
“Every Time it Snows,” Olivia Newton-John and Jon Secada (repost from 2020)
Jon Secada and Olivia Newton-John I originally posted this at Song Lyric Sunday. It is especially poignant for me because of Olivia’s passing in 2022. Wishing each person reading and listening a peaceful day near those you love. I first heard the song on the day I posted about it last month during…
Sand Plates at Lake Michigan dunes, photo by Cari Draft
My friend and fitness guru, Cari Draft, walked out at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Michigan today with her group of adventurous spirits and took this picture. Nature never ceases to impress and amaze us. I am also including a greyscale of the image, which I think also looks very nice.
Let’s learn and work together to save our planet. Take this quiz. I guarantee you will learn.
A friend sent this quiz link to me recently and I was very surprised at how much I didn’t know. Took it a few times and remembered more each time. From her post: Quiz on climate change by Project Drawdown Preventing the worst outcomes of the climate crisis is going to take more than switching to high-efficiency light…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 12 Life is a Long Song (from a 1971 EP and 1972 compilation album) (repost)
This isn’t technically a Christmas song but I think of the end the year when I hear it. First posted for A2Z2021, where I covered a Jethro Tull song for every day in April 2021. The EP had only this song on it. Living in the Past at 87 ½ minutes, came between Thick as…
Hickory Smoked Dried Torula Yeast
I took a trip to the Amish bulk foods store a few weeks ago and came across hickory smoked dried torula yeast. Never heard of it before. Reading the back of the bottle I became curious about how it tastes. Looking at the price tag of $9.29 for 3.5 oz., I figured it must taste…
Tao-Talk 