Christmas vacation

I miss it.

Something amazing I found in a box by the curb

The Bluejackets' Manual, 1973: "Since 1902, it has been used by millions of enlisted people—everyone from the most junior seaman to the most senior chief petty officer—as the one most valuable reference book on how to do things the Navy way."

I had no idea this existed! It's pretty fascinating.

Seamanship:

Rules of the Road:

Knots!

And FAQs:



No, the Navy cannot "cure" homosexuality.

I love books so much! They are endlessly interesting, don't you think?

Calzone in a bag

It's what's for lunch! At your desk, while you read "your blogs."

Snowman

Cute. He's eating his greens!

But—what's that thing on his neck!?

I suggest a biopsy.

Snow storm morning

Leaving the house.

It was awesome!

Once again

I made pie.

High five!

A lively smart assertive person

Once I was on the beach with Greg, and I wrote in big letters in the sand, "I LOVE GERG." Because that's my idea of a good joke.

Then Greg wrote, "GERG + REBERCKA," and a new nickname was born: Berky.

We both are obsessed with Scrabble on our new phones, and the other day he looked up "birkie."

I just find it sooooooooo cute that that is my nickname!!!!!!

"Birrrrrrkie." (Scottish accent)

Piles and piles of salty slush

Do your boots no good.

Flag day

In my office.

Wow

So beautiful!

How does it DO that?

Elementary school trash bag

Someone's been adding up their bills.

Found on a trash can Friday night!

From 1963.

All the original cards, playing pieces, and dice!

The board is in pristine condition (never played?)--and the design is so great:

(I wonder who decided the whale should be wearing a cap??)

Dear Time magazine

Haven't you ever heard of an en-dash??

I was shocked—SHOCKED—to see this hyphen on the cover.

Which goes to show how low my shock threshold is and the types of things I spend my days fretting over.

CHECK OUT MY PLANTS

They got it going on!

My geranium has been blooming and blooming nonstop for months, and now the christmas cactus has caught on!

This is its first bloom ever—and it just sort of did it on its own.

Who knew it was white?

Snow

Not good for a cactus.
:(

Picture

Accidental picture of knee, boot, and phone case.

I like.

Lentil-walnut burgers

Yeah, Mollie Katzen!

I learned to cook with the Moosewood Cookbook when I was a teenager, so this was quite the trip down memory lane.

Winner

Most fuzzy branch.

Found in a trash can

Katy and the Big Snow! First published in 1943.

Katy is a "beautiful red crawler tractor" with a snow plow.

I love the margin illustrations.

Katy saves the day!

Also by Virginia Lee Burton:

Remember when Ramona Quimby asked how Mike Mulligan went to the bathroom?

One day

I will go to here.

Via.

Dinner

Quit making faces at me!

This little guy

Totally rocked my walk home!

I gave him a good pat down.

Found!

It's too bad the teddies got condiments all over their presents (they were eating hotdogs?).

Philip Guston

Great painter.

Great signature.

Sidewalk

Doesn't this look like a painting by my friend Beth?