Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Kinetic Joy: How to Read Origami Diagrams ~~~ From video, Creative Inspired Alive: Origami Workshop + Book Club Discussion: The Incredible Kindness of Paper, Virtual Launch Party!, Skye, Aug 18, 2025. On the video, the author folded two flowers simultaneously. She did each stepContinue reading “Yellow Rose, Paper Art”

Books of the outside world. AgathaChristie.com: Read Christie 2026 FAQ. It occurs to me that I have read shockingly little of Christie. This seems as good a way as any to chose which ones to read. ~~~ “A thing I never know, when I’m starting out to tell a story about a chap I’ve toldContinue reading “Pondering Backstory, State of the Blog”

Photos of the outside world. Or not. The problem with Photo of the Year compilations is that events which lend themselves to dramatic photography tend not to be happy events. [A Vexillological Moment, more on same] ~~~ Daily Short Walks Birmingham. In town. Ran an errand. Zigged and zagged on the way home. Detour forContinue reading “December Walks, State of the Fitness & Fitness Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. LEGO: More sustainable packaging. ~~~ Hello 2026! Happy official birthday to Rodney, born 1999, age 27, TB but not registered. Happy official birthday to Major Conn, aka Milton, born 2008, age 18, Pedigree Database: MC. Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. Fix The News: The Telemetry, Hervey, Dec 29, 2025. Global recap of 2025. Long but worth reading, both for uplifting news & for writing style. The author celebrates the good without ignoring the bad. “If you’re … a single mother in New Jersey struggling to pay the rent … noContinue reading “A Quick Look Back, Recap for 2025”

Awareness of the outside world. Spotted on a bumper sticker. Friends don’t let friends litter. Please spay & neuter. ~~~ Hand therapy appointment last week. 15 degree improvement on flapping hand back & forth. 5 degree improvement side to side. This was good to hear. It is so hard to feel one is making progressContinue reading “Degrees of Progress, Wrist Update”

Animals of the outside world. Charlotte Moore-Lambert@cavaticat<the domestication of dogs>wolf: I’m gonna eat your babieshuman: what if, instead of that: blankets and peanut butterwolf: ……..I’m listening. 10:03 p.m. 23 Oct. 21 Twitter for iPhoneCited from iFunny: Sounds legit, 28 Dec 25I don’t know if this person is the originator. This seems to be the oneContinue reading “Portraits in Cork”