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My friend sent me a picture of the socks, and I had a little difficulty finding the meaning. Especially the first character was hard to read, but I finally figured out that it says: 踩小人 which basically means step on small people. I’m not sure I fully understand what it means but it’s kind of…
This came out pretty good. It’s a crêpe with scrabbled eggs, black forest, ham, multicolored peppers, some pepper, jack and cheddar cheese mix, shiitake, mushrooms, power greens, and a drizzle of green goddess dressing on top.
Is it just me or is Facebook putting more ads inside the feeds these days? When I scroll down, I feel like there’s more ads than before. I just to comment on this kind of thing… Sometimes a company can dominate the market for quite a number of years. But I think we’re probably gonna…
Well, my mom has been living at generous care personal care home for nearly a month now and I’m pleased with the results so far. There’s many things I can’t control, but I feel like she is in good hands with people who know how to deal with people who have Alzheimer’s disease and mobility…
Perhaps 20 years ago I worked for Showtime dance shoes in Atlanta, Georgia and I learned a lot about dancing shoes. Many moons ago there was a dealer in Seattle Washington and I helped her with her dancing shoe website. I don’t know what happened, but she sort of dropped off as a customer, but…
I think everyone experiences the feeling that they are procrastinating sometimes. That’s often just because the path to completing something or moving forward with something is not clear. I got a couple of New Year’s resolutions. First, I don’t want to drink alcohol anymore. I never really had a problem with drinking a lot, but…
This is a painting that hung in my grandparents house for many years and was hung in my parents house. My grandmother, Mary Vogt DuVal painted it. It seems likely it was an oil painting, since that was generally her choice of medium. You can see the beautiful reflection of the mill on the water…
I don’t know whether to call this a plaque or a surfing tray, but this hung in my grandparents house for many years. I can see at the bottom of the artist is named H. Wein and the inscription says: Mr. and Mrs. William Vassie Vogt request the honor of your presence at the marriage…
It’s interesting how if I ask ChatGPT about the scans, it basically tells me the same thing the doctor told me and maybe a little bit more. It did help that I told ChatGPT about my mother’s stroke, and how she had some flexor on her left side, including her left leg and left arm….
This café has a little bit of a 85° bakery feel and they have a section of baked goods where you can get a tray and go choose the ones you like. But in addition to that, they also have coffee and tea drinks, and slushes plus some Korean foods including sandwiches. Overall, it has…