In other words: What they say, translated into what they really mean! (note: I can’t take credit for this, but have no idea who originally wrote it – so, thanks once again to our old friend Anon.!) Developed after years of research = Discovered by pure accident The designs are within allowable limits =…
Category: Random Topics and Musings
Living An (Almost) Fragrance-Free Life
Some of you may recall my 2015 post (Scents and Sensitivity) wherein I discussed the flowers that do or don’t trigger my fragrance allergies. It recently occurred to me that it might be helpful to also talk about some of the products that I’ve found to be either ‘safe’ or almost entirely so. You might…
New Month, New Look
I realize that I’m fudging a bit by trying to pass August 8th off as the ‘start’ of a new month, but it certainly does feel as if we’re not that far into it. Anyway, you’ve probably noticed that as of today, the site has a new, updated look that I hope everyone finds easier…
Favorite Cat Memes, Part 10
How to Clean Porcelain Figurines
The fragility of fine porcelain figurines is certainly part of their beauty, but that same attribute can make them tricky to clean, if and when that’s needed. In reality it’s ‘when’ rather than ‘if’, because one of the Great Mysteries of Everyday Life is how something can get dusty despite being kept inside a curio…
Favorite Real-World Definitions
Forget Wikipedia, Webster’s, and the OED … these are my favorite real-world, tell-it-like-it-is definitions of the people and things that we regularly encounter. 🙂 Acquaintance (noun) – a person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to Boss (noun) – someone who is early when you are late,…
The Chatsworth Lady 