Two treats.
Mom and Dad and I planned to go to Umi for lunch last week, but they were closed because of burst water pipes (from the bad weather). I was disappointed, but we went to a new place, Basilico. I'd heard...
View ArticleI did some redecorating tonight!
Behold, my new display of all things Hawkeye!And this doesn't include my Avengers movie Hawkeyes, some more cross stitch, and the Grab Zag mini Hawkeye, which is glued to another display. :p
View ArticleHawkeye framed!
It took some tricky trimming, but I managed to frame two Hawkeye pieces together!I think it came out okay.
View ArticleA new comic book addiction!
I finally let someone convince me to check out Moon Knight. Glad I did! He's been around since 1975, but it's his current book that's getting attention. It's pretty awesome. I've also been reading some...
View ArticleBeware the Ides of March!
A bit of whining, some funny photos, and a continuation of yesterday's comic book talk under the cut.Today was just one of those days. It started off with the scones I made for breakfast turning out to...
View ArticleOn this day 99 years ago...
...my grandmother, Juanita Conn Perkins, was born. She died when I was four, so I really don't remember her much, but my mom always told me about the things she did in her too-short life. She died...
View ArticleWhy I love comics...
Moon Knight once took out a bunch of bad guys...in nothing but his mask and boxers. :pMoony needs his own series on Neflix. I can't believe they gave a show to Jessica Jones first. She's so boring, IMHO.
View ArticleThe Geek Girl Home Decorating Show. :p
This is what I did on this rainy afternoon- I rearranged my Hawkeye display, using a couple of Marvel books as a base, and adding a few more figures. There’s a lone Black Knight there, too, watching...
View ArticleSpring is really here!
First daffodil!A Hawk(eye) and Mockingbird in the bird feeder!Waiting for tulips...Wait a minute- there's ice on our "pond". What gives? This is spring! :(
View ArticleNew arrivals!
Hawkeye and Pizza Dog!Bought a case of Cherry Diet Dr Pepper just for the Hawkeye Age of Ultron can. :p Good thing I like the stuff.Also, the new graphic novel Rage of Ultron is out Wednesday! Early...
View ArticleYay for sales and gift cards.
I got two goodies in the mail today- the mini Funko Hawkeye bobblehead, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. set with Coulson, Hill, and Fury.Hawkeye and Black Widow are very happy to see Phil alive!Rage of Ultron was...
View ArticleEaster 2015!
I had to sing at two services, and I wore my voice out. The choir did the introit from the balcony, which always terrifies me. I had Easter Brunch in Richmond with the family. We went to a new place,...
View ArticleHawkeye badge, part 1.
Clint is finished!I'm going to start the Kate Bishop Hawkeye badge tonight. I wish there was a Pizza Dog chart somewhere.
View ArticleNational Siblings Day!
Well, it's unofficial.:p But people are posting photos of their brothers and sisters on Facebook and elsewhere, so here's mine:Katie and me. Probably sometime in early 1973, so I would have been...
View ArticleMore siblings...
My mom, Aunt Florence, and baby Aunt Pauletta. Uncle John hadn't been born yet!My dad and Aunt Connie.Genes are funny things. Sometimes I look more like Aunt Pauletta, sometimes I look more like Aunt...
View ArticleThe doll post for April.
It’s Spring, so Julie and Ivy are wearing cooler clothes.1. Julie tries out her new skateboard.2. It’s raining like hell today, so she “borrowed” Molly’s umbrella.3. She got some takeout from Ivy’s...
View ArticleMore spring flowers and a new action figure!
First tulips!The Scarlet Witch (movie version) joins the Shelf Avengers. I hope there will be a movie version of Quicksilver, too, because then I would have Cap's Kooky Quartet! (The second Avengers...
View ArticleSo this happened to Mom today...
A friend from another Rotary club "flocked" her:She had to pay that club a fee to get them off the lawn. They're gone already. But it was hilarious! And the funniest thing...THEY WERE PUT ON THE WRONG...
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