In the category of “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes…” Y’all already know my brother is persona non grata in the entire family. Nobody speaks to him, nobody will let him into their house at all. We haven’t for a long time. He lost his first six-figure job thanks to porn on the job. He…
Yay and Nay
Another vacation is done and we’re back home again. There were some amazing moments and some less-than-stellar ones. And yes, there are photos. Lots and lots and LOTS of photos. On the order of 5000 if I counted right. It’s will take months to get through them all. The ones in this post are just…
The Face, She is Palmed
No significant updates on my sister’s situation, at least nothing we didn’t already know. In theory this is highly manageable. In reality the prognosis depends entirely on how advanced the cancer is and how far it’s metastasized. We know for certain it has metastasized. We’re still hopeful for some kind of good news. Our grandson…
Hey Universe, Would You Just Not?
My baby sister has finally been diagnosed with cancer, a form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma called mycosis fungoides. Like happens with so many of us, her wildly obvious symptoms got blown off by the American medical community for years and years. This is a thankfully a slow growing cancer. It’s still fatal if left untreated…
Forward Motion
Sew-and-So After sifting through a gallon jar of buttons, I settled one one ginormous honking button at the collar, because why not? It has a match if I decide to add a second, but I’m kind of liking the one-button look. The sleeves will be edged in black, using self-made bias tape. Amazon delivered a…




