Here they are, decorated and awaiting packaging to begin their journey north tomorrow. #CoSoCooks

Another six dozen plus gingerbread cookies baked this morning, cooling before being decorated. Most will be shipped to my 99-year-old mother in Massachusetts and other family members. They’re baked from my grandmother’s recipe and are now feeding four subsequent generations. #CoSoCooks

Sending hugs to all the folks for whom #MothersDay evokes sorrow, grief, frustration, or longing. You are not alone out there.

Chef Jose Andres
His World Central Kitchen risks
Everything to serve

#Haiku #CoSoPoetry

Can we feel this calm?
Magic Eight Ball says, “Perhaps…
If you are a cat” 🎱

#Caturday #Haiku #CoSoPoetry

I gotta admit, these FitBit badges help keep me motivated. 1,600 miles in 16 months… that’s 100 miles a month. Not epic, but better than sitting on my butt.

Mr. Tan Man’s morning #sniffari featured the intoxicating aroma of jasmine, combined with honeysuckle and magnolia blossoms, three sure indicators that summer is just around the corner here in North Carolina. #DogsOfCoSo

The early bird may get the worm but first… that all important cup of coffee.

Looks like somebody’s in for stormy weather today. #SorryNotSorry #Politics

Okay, all you Trump sycophants. We’re in the home stretch. If you’re gonna flip, you’re gonna have to do it soon. You can either trust that Mango Mussolini will pardon you and give you a cool job in his imaginary second administration or you can come clean, tell the truth, and get your life back on track. The best deals go to the people who flip first so get moving. Lawyers are standing by. #Politics

Doing his best to adapt to climate change, Mr. Fluffy nevertheless found himself seething with rage.

A few more views…

Good morning from the native plant- pollinator garden here in coastal North Carolina.

You say ci-cay-da, I say ci-cah-da
You hate ci-cay-das and I hate ci-cah-das
Ci-cay-dah, ci-cah-dah
Ci-cay-dah, ci-cah-da
Let’s call the whole thing off 🎶

#Cicadas

“Hoppy” Cinco de Mayo!

Baby copperhead snakes have emerged and extra vigilance will be required. I generally love wildlife but I’m hard pressed to love venomous snakes.

I’ve been tired and stressed out, feeling as though I can’t handle one more thing. I got up before dawn to make breakfast for my husband. Before taking the dogs out, I begged them not to bark and wake up the neighbors. They were good as gold and did their “business” without a peep. I slipped my hand into a poop bag to pick up Mr. Tan Man’s poop, 3 segments piled up and one right next to it. I emitted a small scream when that one SQUIRMED! Sorry, Mr. Toad, but I really needed that comic relief!

Treading on “others” is a core MAGA value. These folks never imagine that their own “time in the barrel” is just one Trump tantrum away. #Politics

For anyone who can’t recognize the differences between the January 6th insurrection and ongoing campus protests, good news. There’s actually a book to help you sort things out. #Politics

I haven’t had the heart to tell Little Miss Attitude about Kristi Noem’s canine slaughter. However, as a shelter dog, LMA would remind you that America’s shelters are full of “gently used” hunting dogs. At the county shelter where I volunteered, some of them wouldn’t hunt. Some grew too old to hunt. Some were good hunters but too costly for their owners to care for. Many now live large on the sofas and porches of loving owners who don’t expect them to work, only to provide companionship.