Author Archives: thathobbitlady

I can never remember how these things get started, but a short while ago I found myself on E-Bay looking for this Memory card game from when I was a kid. Now, Memory has been around for ages, with all … Continue reading →

Right now I have about 500 pictures in my phone. I kid you not. I went through them recently and right off the top was able to remove about 40 or 50, but there are still tons more that have … Continue reading →

The following is a RANT. Don’t read it if you’re looking for something light and happy and airy. But do read it if you, like me, are feeling discouraged by modern life. Perhaps something I say here will inspire you, … Continue reading →

This past week Russ and I ate dinner at Schlotzsky’s three nights in a row. Yep! But here’s the great part: we only spent about $11 for both of us to eat dinner for three nights! Schlotzsky’s is having a … Continue reading →

Today is the first day of Summer, and that’s good news. Not because I love Summer. Actually, Summer is my least favorite season. Having spent so much of my life in the South, it’s already hot enough, thank you very … Continue reading →

Last time I wrote about my experiences with the newborn kitten and mentioned how this gave me an idea. A brainstorm, really, an epiphany. I said it would probably have to be a “When I win the lottery” kind of … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday, while Russ was visitng his mom in the hospital, I drove home alone and found a kitten on my front lawn. Barely even a kitten, the little thing could not have been any more than 48 hours old—palm-sized, … Continue reading →

Recently spent a week in Florida with my family, and will write more about that later, when I have more that 10 minutes to sit down at the computer doing something that isn’t related to the podcast, forum or blog. … Continue reading →

Doing the Dark Shadows podcast really gives me the opportunity to re-connect with my past, and one of the 60’s phenomenon we keep running into is the Cowsills. When I was a pre-teen, I was nuts about the Cowsills. Well, … Continue reading →

While checking the Weather Channel online earlier today, I saw that our local forecast called for both a Freeze Warning and a Fire Weather Warning, and I thought….how odd! To have both at the same time. And it reminded me … Continue reading →