Sonya Schryer Norris

Venetian Pink

The tank of the downstairs bathroom (the Men’s Room) cracked and so we decided to replace it. How does a tank crack? The toilet is right beside where Roto-Rooter does their work (might I once again comment on the ONE THOUSAND NON-NEGOTIABLE DOLLARS we spent on Roto-Rooter in our first few weeks in the house?ContinueContinue reading “Venetian Pink”

Your Library: Library of the Week

The American Library Association would like to remind you that there are 16,543 libraries in the U.S., while the total number of McDonald’s is 13,727. Timeless Welsh poetry or a Super-sized Coke equal to the calories of half a chicken? Substitute whatever reading material applies to you best, and keep on voting yay! on thoseContinueContinue reading “Your Library: Library of the Week”

Ivory Coast

Recommended Feed of the day (its a repeat, but I just have to, this stream is SO GOOD): Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore RSS Feed from Flickr >

Good Morning

Candy update

Candy does not, apparently, like treats, not even Greenies. We’ve tried three kinds of treats, plus catnip, plus kitty caramel (Vaseline). She doesn’t go for any of it.

It’s National Library Week

What do librarians do all day? We track down answers to questions like those in this video: http://alfocus.ala.org/videos/national-library-week-reference-desk And don’t forget to decorate a little cupcake, it’s National Library Week!

Allspice to Wasabi

This morning, 6:30? Re-alphabatized my spice cabinet. This was a wedding gift from Hubby’s best man – he made it in cherry. This is the same man we did the beer labels for. One of the beer names we created was “Wood Studs Local 652.” He also gave us a gift certificate to Milwaukee-based spiceContinueContinue reading “Allspice to Wasabi”