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wendy
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Love is a verb
©Wendy Scott As I mentioned in my last post , we recently moved our kids back to college. For my husband and I, this was a given. We have...
wendy
Aug 21, 20201 min read
Anyone have dueling hurricanes on their 2020 bingo card?
Living in Florida, this is the time of year when we have to keep a weather eye on the tropics. So it’s not unusual at all to have a few...
wendy
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Hotel TV remotes in the time of COVID
My husband and I recently moved our kids back to college (which is a whole other post) and stayed overnight at a hotel, where I spotted...
wendy
Aug 6, 20202 min read
Frogs are not my friends
All frogs are Evil Kermit My family is well-acquainted with my ranidaphobia (an extreme aversion to frogs and toads), which none of them...
wendy
Jun 9, 20201 min read
Weltschmerz
As indecipherable as I sometimes find the German language, I also find that it often has just the right word for something where there...
wendy
May 9, 20201 min read
COVID baking: Doubletree Cookies
Thanks to COVID-19 (there’s a phrase you don’t hear every day…), many big brands are releasing their “secret recipes”, including...
wendy
Apr 12, 20202 min read
Easter Sunday, COVID-style
Photo Credit: babasteve Flickr via Compfight cc Today is Easter Sunday, but it sure doesn’t feel like it, which makes it hit home once...
wendy
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Song parodies: a COVID coping mechanism
I love a good song parody (I’ve been known to make up a few of my own here and there) so naturally, I was interested to see what folks...
wendy
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Silver linings
My husband and I were out for one of our now daily walks in our neighborhood the other day and couldn’t help but notice how many of our...
wendy
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Grocery shopping in the time of COVID-19
I watched this video a few days ago from a doctor about sanitizing your groceries before putting them away. I already was treating my...
wendy
Mar 26, 20201 min read
French lessons, pandemic edition
Photo credit: Wendy M. Scott I’ve been taking French lessons for a couple-few months now in preparation for two trips to France this year...
wendy
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Rust Life
I saw this in the parking lot at the grocery store recently and I confess I fully appreciated the owner’s sense of humor – the play on...
wendy
Mar 19, 20204 min read
What a difference a week makes in COVID-time
I’ll admit that like many people outside of China and the rest of Asia, when COVID-19 first popped up in the news, I didn’t give it much...
wendy
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Feats of strength
We stopped to watch this performance at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on a recent visit and I was blown away by the sheer amount of strength it...
wendy
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Storytellers are like athletes…
Photo Credit: hgomezherrero Flickr via Compfight cc “…Storytellers are a lot like athletes. A great athlete makes everything look easy,...
wendy
Feb 18, 20192 min read
Good News for Bookworms: Science Says Reading is Good for Your Health
[note – reference previous re-blogged post on benefits of writing] Benefits of Reading Reading has been linked to an amazing array of...
wendy
Feb 1, 20191 min read
Quote: Aesop on Acts of Kindness
Photo Credit: 7beachbum Flickr via Compfight cc No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ~ Aesop #aesop #kindness #quote
wendy
Nov 6, 20181 min read
Got me a shiny new (customized) Mac!
I work for a pretty generous company, Automattic . In fact, as I write this, I’m enjoying the second week of my 3-month paid sabbatical ,...
wendy
Sep 10, 20182 min read
A man, a plan, a canal – Panama!
I drafted this post back in June when I was actually in Panama but I never finished it…until now. Better late then never? I’m in Panama...
wendy
Jun 16, 20183 min read
Love
Tomorrow is my anniversary but since it also happens to be Father’s Day here in the US, my husband and I are celebrating it a day early....