Oh, Mason Jar! You got me; you win. I surrender to all things mason jarry. As you know, I have a mason jar aversion. I know it’s hard to believe and understand, but I just do. Witness HERE, HERE and HERE. Suddenly, unexpectedly, shockingly, things got turned around. Up was down. Black was white. No […]
Squatchi: Prepare For Brilliance
December 3, 2013 By 17 Comments
OMT! loves to shop…FOR YOU! Seriously, it’s one of my favorite thangs about this site. Let me ask a few questions: * Do you have kiddos? * Do you have grandkiddos? * Need a gift idea for a new parent’s stocking or for a little something under the tree? YOU DO?! OMGosh, this product is […]
Sun Art For Budding Photogs
November 26, 2013 By 14 Comments
CHRISTMAS IS COMING! CHRISTMAS IS COMING! You know, just in case you didn’t know. Photography has always been a topic of discussion in my family. Either, I was teaching myself to shoot on an old-fashioned, non-digital, film-using SLR, or Boy was honing his talents with a fancy-schmancy digital, after igniting his affections with a pin-hole […]
Greeting Card Photo Phun
September 24, 2013 By 16 Comments
Nope. Not drunk. OMT still knows how to spell. F-u-n. Happy? Years ago, in the days before digital, I taught myself how to use a camera. All these years lata, I’m still having phun with photos. Witness: I took this at a friend’s ranch. Don’t be fooled by those gorgeous eyes, this ostrich would have […]
A Writer’s Life
September 12, 2013 By 16 Comments
I adore Pat Conroy. As a writer, I think of how puny my words are, comparatively speaking, next to his. Puny and pedestrian. The fact that I am weak next to his strength makes me love him all the more for his brilliance. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do […]
Never Give Up; Never Stop Dreaming
September 4, 2013 By 14 Comments
“One is, we should never, ever give up. Two is, you’re never too old to chase your dream. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it is a team.” ~Diana Nyad Diana is the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark tank. She’s also a 64-year-old […]
More Mason Jar JibberJabber?!
August 30, 2013 By 16 Comments
I know! I just got done telling you that I thought mason jars had jumped the shark and now you come here to find another mason jar post?! Have I lost my mason jar mind? Kinda. Two truths: 1) I have a box of unused mason jars that mock me in my cabinet. Grow a […]
The Glorious Gooey Center
April 12, 2013 By 30 Comments
Life is a ball of snapping rubberbands with a soothing center of delicious cream-filling. I think of it as mostly sweet goodness with the occasion surprising sting. Last week, I got more than my fill of the glorious gooey center. Girl was returning to work and she asked me if I would consider coming for […]
Nature or Nurture?
March 28, 2013 By 16 Comments
What makes us, us? Is it mostly genetics? I largely swing to the DNA side of the aisle because even when I’m trying as hard as I can not to, I hear The German and see The German in my idiosyncrasies. Her “Oh my Got, Patti!” rings through the air. I can’t escape it, people. […]
I’m Gonna Be A Grand Mudder
February 21, 2013 By 3 Comments
Grand Mudder? Wait…what? Last week I became a grandmother; in April I’ll become a Grand Mudder. Wait…what?! source: Fighting Texas Mud Run Yep, Grandmama (?) Ima (?) Lola (?) Carlos (?) is gonna participate in a Mud Run. For the uninitiated, go HERE. I’m a lifelong runner, with a marathon and a couple of halves […]
