Sunday, April 19, 2026

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Holding Forth

    Now that taxes are done and paid (yayy!!!), we've been working on tidying up the scruffy hidey-hole that our home has become. Piles are everywhere...but gradually disappearing as we put stuff away, load the dishwasher, etc etc. I know we're making progress, but it can be intimidating. 

Just gotta keep plugging away. 

Maybe a wheelbarrow...or dump truck? (from HouseDigest)

Meanwhile:

Really foolish lottery winners.


Hollywood fashion history -- backstage secrets about various things like Elizabeth's golden cape, Marilyn's 'subway grate' dress and Audrey's little black dress. Fascinating, especially for us textile hounds.

A 'lost' film by George Melies, found at the Library of Congress!  You may not recognize this legendary director's name, but you've probably seen stills from his film "A Trip to the Moon," including Mr. Moon, with a spaceship stuck in his eye. (Poor guy.)


Shakespeare's missing house has been found! (Or located, at least.)

Well, this is interesting...is a stay at a luxurious hotel the same thing as being held without cause by ICE?

Queen Elizabeth's dresser holds forth.  Her viewpoint on the royals, including her employer? Fascinating. 

Weird tweets that actually make more sense than you'd think. Like this one:


Biotech executives not only badmouth a professor, but fake a crime and get him arrested. 

One of the Minnesota  medicaid fraud suspects skips court, forfeits his bond -- and disappears.  Surprise, surprise...

Tattoos that don't mean what their recipients think they mean. 

How much did these rare items sell for??

Yes, these are Dorothy's ruby slippers...


Have a great week. Keep up the good work.

photo (and ideas for a wheelbarrow planter) from Family Handyman




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Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Holding Forth

    Now that taxes are done and paid (yayy!!!), we've been working on tidying up the scruffy hidey-hole that our home has become. Piles ...