During the 80s and early 90s, many of us either loved Tiffany's voice, had a massive crush on her or both. The singer has aged so well and I've been enjoying her resurgence into the spotlight. I've always thought she's been lovely and gorgeous, and she still sounds great, too. Recently she gave a performance in Florida and unfortunately she seemed to lose her voice.
While many of us are in deep denial over the fact that December is less than two weeks away, December is certainly upon us, and so is hockey season. Hockey fan or not, you may be interested in this nugget of news from the Detroit Red Wings. The team has announced their Grateful Dead Night for 2021, which will occur on December 4 this year.
Words cannot express how excited I am about the Hygge Game, also known as "Cozy Conversation in Pleasant Company." Um, yes please. As much as I love to get riotous and raunchy with my sisters and friends at game night, this is exactly the game that the world needs right now. I say we all channel our inner Remus Lupin and play together right now.
Whether it's more stories in the news lately or just an abundance of floof on TikTok, the cute cats are really out and proud this week. My own cats have even been especially adorable. I took a picture of my floofiest girl posing like a regal queen on the back of my desk chair just this morning.
Shopping for fellow gardeners on your holiday list? There are SO many great ideas out there it's hard to choose what to get, but if you know your gardener well, you probably already have some ideas about which tools could use replacing, what seeds they could use or what expensive item they've had their eye on (cold frames, anyone?). Speaking of cold frames, homemade gifts are also great for people know well, especially if you have spare lumber and the tools and time to make some raised beds as lumber prices continue to rise. What a gift!
From soft drink flavors made with cranberry and pomegranate to new sugar-free holiday syrups, there are more options than ever to create holiday-themed mocktails for just about any occasion. But there are also plenty of yummy recipes we can share to help prepare for our festivities.
Anyone with a pet knows how much they add to your life, so it stands to reason how stressful it would be for an unhoused person to have a pet with an ailment they couldn't care for. There's a veterinarian in Modesto, California who spends his free time, and his own money, caring for the pets of unhoused people. Kwane Stewart says ever since the first time he helped a pet, he got choked up and realized how important it was to help not only the animals, but their owners who benefit from his services, too.
While many Americans prepare for Thanksgiving this week, many Native Americans also prepare for a time of mourning.
Many of the songs used on Family Guy are songs that Peter and the gang sing themselves, but the show has really used dozens of pop and rock songs over the years in various episodes. From Billy Joel to AC/DC, the show has really created a cool soundtrack for itself, but like any fan, we all have our own favorite songs that we would add to the mix if we were given the chance.
Can you believe there are fewer than 4,000 tigers left in the wild? This news is absolutely devastating. In order to raise more awareness about this issue, Team Up for Tigers is educating people about the plight of tigers, what can be done to help protect them and especially how youth can get involved.
On December 1, people from all across the nation will be gathering to stand up for abortion rights as the Supreme Court prepares to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on December 1. We're not only standing up for people impacted by the laws in Mississippi, but for people across the country who can get pregnant and would face devastating consequences should abortion restrictions become the law of the land.
People keep experiencing deja vu as reality seems to mirror what's been happening in Hollywood a decade or so after the fact. No, we're not fully at Total Recall or Terminator levels quite yet, but the steps are definitely in motion.
One of the most exciting pieces of health news this week is the fact that the House passed a cap on the price of insulin, something we shouldn't even have to do but is also something to celebrate nonetheless. Let's hope the bill passes through the Senate, too.
...because I LOVE pineapple and cannot wait to try Curious No. 6! Curious is the company that makes feel-good cocktails out of incredibly tasty ingredients but without the booze.
From fruit towers to fruitcakes, chocolates to delivered desserts, it's the time of year when everyone is sending, baking, giving or buying desserts. There are so many options these days that it's hard to settle on one choice, and even though I try to buy local as much as possible, I'm sometimes tempted by some of the best-sounding treats across the country.
Small bites are my favorite foods, hands down. I really wish there were a neighborhood near me where I could just go out for wine and tapas like I did when I lived in Spain, where I had some of the best food of my life. That's what makes it special though, right? We can still make plenty of tiny bites for our holiday feasts and snacking, though, like these tangy meatballs. I'd eat them whether it's a holiday or not!
While I'm working on a poetry unit for my teen for next semester, I'm realizing that I don't have as many diverse voices included as I'd planned on. I have lots of Black voices--honestly, you can't do a poetry unit without them; many of the most powerful poems ever written were penned by Black poets--but I'm not seeing a lot of representation otherwise. The collection of "diverse poetry" that I've been saving for next year really isn't as great as I recall, either.
Gifts for frog lovers are never in short supply. Who doesn't love frogs? But as many stuffed frogs, stickers, and other goodies there are for us frog fanatics, there are always some especially silly or funny gifts that are especially fun to give or receive. My teen knows how much I love frogs and has taken to sending me all kinds of them lately.
The lists of books to read in 2022 are coming in and it's really hard to not get distracted and just browse through them and add them to your TBR list on Goodreads or wherever you track your books! Okay, go ahead and do just that. I won't tell! Many people are tracking their reads in reading journals lately, too, which is a really fun idea.
Dollar Tree has been testing raising their prices to $1.25 in some markets and will be switching to that price for most items soon. Dollar Tree says that it's not in response to any "market conditions" despite the 6% inflation rates we've been seeing, which makes sense since they're raising their price much more than 6%.
