Fun Stuff
Random topics that don't fit in other categories.
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Currently…
Hi, I know I’m late to the linkup. That seems to be a trend with me when it comes to linkups. One of the reasons I wanted to join this linkup is because I wanted to do something other than style posts. I enjoy the style posts, but I’d like to supplement, ya know? And this is also a fun way to share and get to know a little about each other. LOVING OK, this is a bit of a weird thing but I have been obsessively ordering brownies from Outback Steakhouse at least once a week. I know, I know, I know. I don’t know what it is about…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Inspiration
I made the image above many years ago… The Hubs and I were touring an historic home and these sweet little mules and robe were laid out on this vintage fainting sofa and I nearly swooned. One of my favorite Harlem Renaissance novelists is Nella Larsen. NPR has a whole series about her, you can listen/read by clicking here. I’ve read Passing multiple times and am in the process of reading Quicksand. Helga, the heroine in Quicksand, talks about her partiality to opulence and satin and velvets and all things lush… When I saw this set up, I just imagined Helga leaning back, wrist on forehead, fanning herself with a…
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20 from 2020: Remembering and Celebrating
I’ve been thinking about the year 2020 a lot. And, like many people, I’m guilty of just blanketing all of 2020 with negativity, when – in fact – this is not true. Yes, there have been some disappointments and I’ve shed more than a few tears this year, but I’ve also laughed a lot. I’ve probably talked to my kids more this year than in previous years since they all moved out of our house. My grandkids have kept us entertained through videos, pictures, and telephone calls. The Hubs and I have cooked more meals together and gotten into a nice little kitchen cleanup routine. And I’ve learned to let…
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Where Bloggers Live: Company’s Coming
THE THEME One of the primary reasons we wanted to move to Louisiana was so that we could be close to our grandchildren and centrally located to our other kids. We wanted our house to be the gathering place. So we bought a home with 4 bedroom house with plenty of comfortable space for adults and “camping” space for kids. So far, all of our kids have visited at some point, save our oldest daughter and her family. We’re hoping that changes in the coming year. This is our guest room. Our goal was to make it comfortable and kind of hotel like. The curtains are heavy tapestry to block…
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Ramen with Egg and Shrimp
Not in any way authentic Ramen, just something I threw together and wanted to share because it was so good. INGREDIENTS 1 package Ramen {any flavor} 1 egg 5 or 6 shrimp {deveined} 2 cups of water Everything but the Bagel Seasoning DIRECTIONS Bring water to a boil and add shrimp. Cook until shrimp are pink, then add the Ramen. Boil for two minutes. Stir in the seasoning package. Turn off the stove and carefully add the egg. Do not stir or break the egg {it may be easier to crack the egg into a cup first}. Carefully cover the egg with Ramen. Let sit for 1 minute. The hot…
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Bleu’s Blues {How We Discovered Her Heartworms}
My sweet girl has heartworms. Her treatment started a little over a month ago, when she was put on Doxycycline, an antibiotic, to prevent infection from bacteria that inhabit the heartworms. She took one pill a day for about 30 days. Sometimes, she’d take it in her food, but most of the time we gave it to her in peanut butter. I never tried just giving the pill to her because picking up a soggy, disintegrating pill was not how I wanted to spend my mornings. After she finished her antibiotics, I scheduled the first of two hospital visits for injections. Bleu was given an injection of Immiticide to kill…
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Where Bloggers Live: Where I Lay My Head
ABOUT WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes? Over the next few months, a group of seven bloggers will be sharing their work spaces, their homes, towns and more! I should note – because this is super important – the creative brain behind this project is Bettye at Fashion Schlub! Love her! Make sure you visit everyone to see where the magic happens! Bettye at Fashion Schlub Daenel at Living Outside the Stacks Em at Dust and Doghair Jodie at Jodie’s Touch of Style Iris…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Things
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Welcome to Where Bloggers Live, this month’s theme is My Favorite Things. I like so many things, it was really hard to narrow it down, so I decided to focus on a few things that I thought you’d enjoy as well. Here they are: August Uncommon – I know I’m known for my coffee drinking, but, in the…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Closet
When I first saw this theme, I was like, no one wants to see my closet. I mean, it’s probably the most boring room in my house. Then I took pictures and started trying to explain my organization scheme and I realized y’all are gonna think something is wrong with me. There probably is… Besides the organization, there are two things that I’m pretty insistent on: Wooden hanger for my dresses, pants, and tops Plastic skirt hangers for my skirts Every now and then, The Hubs will put a wire hanger in my closet or move something around to see how long it takes me to notice. It’s immediate. I…
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10 on the 10th: School Days
So that’s a picture of me and my twin sister in high school. We were 15 years old at the time. Judging by our outfits, it looks like we were getting ready to go to school. Yes, that’s how we dressed for classes. True story: I had a baseball cap to match the suspenders. My style was heavily influenced by Lisa Bonet’s character, Denise Huxtable, from The Cosby Show. In fact, I’m still inspired by the actual Lisa Bonet. I just think she’s stunning and her style is just so effortless. You can see what I mean by clicking here. THE QUESTIONS & MY ANSWERS What does back to school…
