Category Archives: General

A Musical Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2024 by smellincoffee

Note: this is a scheduled post. I don’t plan on doing any interneting today, but here’s some music to deliver Christmas cheer should you need it! This is a mix of pieces my choir has done, as well as secular … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books 2024 Added to my Goodreads Wannaread

Posted on December 24, 2024 by smellincoffee

Well, look at this! A Christmas Eve top ten Tuesday. Merry Christmas, one and all! Today’s TTT concerns books we hope Santa brings, but I’m just going to go with books I added to my wanna read list on goodreads. … Continue reading →

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Thinking About 2025

Posted on December 23, 2024 by smellincoffee

2024 is winding down, and blogwise it feels like it’s already crashed into bed, has covered itself with comforters, and has no plans to stir until spring has come. I’ve been oddly busy with Christmas merriment, and don’t see any … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on December 18, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, a charming story about a lovely old man on the verge of homelessness who, after an accident, find himself taken for someone else and wakes up in a … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Winter TBRs

Posted on December 17, 2024 by smellincoffee

“Winter TBR” is a difficult thing for someone living in central Alabama, because winter isn’t something that happens. Yes, the leaves do turn brown and fall, it tends to get cloudy and rainy, and we’ll have occasional cold streaks, common … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Myths and Legends

Posted on December 11, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? I listened to an Audible reading of A Christmas Carol (Tim Curry, very strange) and finished a version of The Screwtape Letters that’s oriented toward women. WHAT are you reading now? The Bookshop of … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday + my Favorite Instagram Pics from This Year

Posted on December 10, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday concerns books to read during storms, so I’m just going to post the Teaser Tueday and then something completely random. This is what the screen gives the humans. It gives them the same escape. They don’t … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday &

Posted on December 4, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Soemthing we wish would come back into fashion”, to which I say…..people wearing actual clothes when they’re in public. Not pajama pants, not fuzzy-wuzzy house shoes, and not vulgar t-shirts. Clothes that … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Freebie: You Get Music

Posted on December 3, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a freebie, so I’m going to share some music I’ve loved this past year. But foist, the tease! This is what the screen gives the humans. It gives them the same escape. They don’t know when or … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: November 2024

Posted on December 1, 2024 by smellincoffee

Another month gone, another round of movies to reflect on! [*] entries were those that I picked. Ghostworld, 2001. I…really don’t know what this is about. We follow two teenage girls (one is Scarlett Johanson, the other is the Hollywood-Ugly … Continue reading →

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