I’ve never taken a train trip over literally 2 miles. It is definitely one of those bucket list items. Not sure I could afford the companion ticket for my ride, but……
Good mornin’, Miss Wee! This would certainly be the most simple message our side needs to be shouting from the rooftops. Not all this “consultant” gobbldy-gook nonsense. Coffee’s ready, ma’am.
Help me with a little project, please. I have a table in my entry I decorate for fall. Above it are two picture ledges. I want to put some classic old book cover pictures there, loosely Halloween themed. I’ll frame them in Dollar store frames.
Any suggestions, especially for something witchy, as that is the one I haven’t got? Even a good movie poster would work for that. My fave is the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and I’ve got Frankenstein and Dracula, as well as The Picture of Dorian Gray. There must be more!
Good mornin’, Menage! I’ll leave the decoratin’ to y’all. I’m forbidden to go to a craft store or Hobby Lobby with Mrs. T, so I’m not much help. It’s a long story! 😀 😀 😀
Ooh, and I bet it’s a good one! I’ll need popcorn. My husband recently re-discovered making models with the youngest grandson. I think he spent several hundred thousand dollars on little bottles of paint that he had to dip the brush in once. But hey, the kid now has Maverick’s F14 Tomcat and they have priceless memories!
In 1950’s “Treasure Island,” Robert Newton was the first movie pirate to “Talk Like a Pirate,” as we traditionally think of them today. In particular, it was he who added the now-classic “arr” (not “argh”!) to pirate argot. In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here is a scene from the 1954 Australian-made sequel to the film, also starring Robert Newton (who starred in the subsequent Aussie TV series of the same name as well as 1952’s “Blackbeard the Pirate”). Viewin’ any o’ these cinematic treasures be the perfect way t’ have ye talkin’ like a proper pirate in no time!And National Dance Day
Good mornin’, and happy Saturday! We’re one day closer to not breaking 90* down here. Only two more months of summer, and I can enjoy sitting around a campfire like this. Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee. Sorry I’m so late!
You know that two more months doesn’t account for Indian summer, right? And if y’all are like us, we get several tribes prancing through for Indian summer.
Back to the Halloween stuff. In the fall each year I love to listen to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I have an Audible membership, and they often have it for free, or there are other free online sources, both for the audio and the story. But man, the audio version is just right creepy for this time of year. Probably great stuff on YouTube as well.
Also you can find some online bargains for Edgar Allan Poe collections. Ooh, that might be a good one for my pictures. He gets my all time vote for favorite creepy short stories.
I’m waiting for my lib friend’s heads to start exploding any minute now since POTUS has secured his deal with Greenland. Is anyone aware of a single day this term that something of consequence hasn’t happened, been talked about, or put into works this go-round. I get exhausted trying to keep up.
Stellars….
Quiet Night Jazz. — Vintage Noir Jazz for Slow Coffee, Starry Skies & No Hurry
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 3:35 am
Mornin’ Lucille!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 9:12 am
Good morning, Miz WeeWeed!
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 1:47 pm
Morning Lucille!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:37 am
Good morning, Menagerie!
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 1:47 pm
Good morning, Lucille!
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 10:38 am
Good day to you, Stella!
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 1:48 pm
Niiiiice!
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 11:43 am
This Overnight Train To Florida Lets You Bring Your Car—And Travelers Say It Beats Driving
By Meghan Overdeep – Published on September 11, 2026
What if we told you that you could take your car from Virginia to Florida without having to deal with the chaos of I-95?
https://www.southernliving.com/amtrak-auto-train-12061498
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 3:39 am
Goodd mornin’, Lucille. That’s an awesome idea. I remember hearing about this years ago, and I had no idea that it was still a thing.
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 9:52 am
Good day, Texan! Just being on a train again would be great. But being able to take the car along and not have to rent one would be terrific.
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 1:50 pm
I’ve never taken a train trip over literally 2 miles. It is definitely one of those bucket list items. Not sure I could afford the companion ticket for my ride, but……
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 11:11 pm
Worth it, if you’ve got the money.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 11:44 am
Mornin’ kids!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 7:53 am
Good mornin’, Miss Wee! This would certainly be the most simple message our side needs to be shouting from the rooftops. Not all this “consultant” gobbldy-gook nonsense. Coffee’s ready, ma’am.
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 9:51 am
Ha! It’s be a good deal if they stopped at 5 grand. Hi Wee!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:37 am
IKR?? Mornin’ Menage!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 11:02 am
Mornin’ Wee! Another true story.
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 10:37 am
Mornin’ Stella!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 11:03 am
I’m sure this is true.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 11:45 am
Mornin’ Mom!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Good morning and happy Saturday everyone.
Help me with a little project, please. I have a table in my entry I decorate for fall. Above it are two picture ledges. I want to put some classic old book cover pictures there, loosely Halloween themed. I’ll frame them in Dollar store frames.
Any suggestions, especially for something witchy, as that is the one I haven’t got? Even a good movie poster would work for that. My fave is the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and I’ve got Frankenstein and Dracula, as well as The Picture of Dorian Gray. There must be more!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 8:25 am
Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes has several covers, very Halloween themed.
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By czarina33 on September 19, 2026 at 9:25 am
Found a great copy of the old book cover, thank you!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:27 am
Czarina! Our game’s tonight! 😀 The annual conundrum for my little brother! Tailgate!!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 3:53 pm
Classic Wizard of Oz with Margaret Hamilton in full get-up with those flying monkeys! Mornin’ Menage!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 9:39 am
Great idea, found an awesome old poster I can print off. I bet I’m gonna need more ink!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:28 am
Good mornin’, Menage! I’ll leave the decoratin’ to y’all. I’m forbidden to go to a craft store or Hobby Lobby with Mrs. T, so I’m not much help. It’s a long story! 😀 😀 😀
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 9:49 am
Ooh, and I bet it’s a good one! I’ll need popcorn. My husband recently re-discovered making models with the youngest grandson. I think he spent several hundred thousand dollars on little bottles of paint that he had to dip the brush in once. But hey, the kid now has Maverick’s F14 Tomcat and they have priceless memories!
But Hobby Lobby won big on that deal.
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:32 am
There are some things that are well worth the price.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 11:47 am
Good morning, Menagerie! Wizard of Oz is the one that comes to mind for me too.
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 10:36 am
Morning Stella! Can’t believe I forgot that!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:38 am
How about this film…
…which is based loosely on this novel….
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 2:01 pm
Talk Like a Pirate Day – Czar’s favorite
National Love Your Lunch Day – anything someone else cooks and cleans up after would be good
National Butterscotch Pudding Day
National Dance Day
National Clean up Day
Responsible Dog Ownership Day
National Gymnastics Day
Puppy Mill Awareness Day
Boys’ and Girls’ Club Day for Kids
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By czarina33 on September 19, 2026 at 9:11 am
Argggh! Mornin’ Czarina!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 9:41 am
Good mornin’, czarina! I finally rolled out of bed. Does that count as gymnastics? 😉
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 9:47 am
Are you >60? Yes!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 9:52 am
hehehe! 😀
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 10:26 am
I love to hear the pirate talk! Morning czarina. I might put a pirate into that Halloween mix!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:33 am
My brother was a great pirate talker. He could do the ARGHHH really well.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 11:54 am
Morning, czarina! Butterscotch pudding reminds me of my mother. Dog ownership, of course.
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 10:35 am
Butterscotch pudding sounds good.
I love to dance and I am glad my granddaughters are taking ballet lessons.
I could use some help cleaning up.
Grateful to have a little doggie, but don’t like puppy mills.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 11:52 am
Good day, Czarina! Talk Like a Pirate Day….
In 1950’s “Treasure Island,” Robert Newton was the first movie pirate to “Talk Like a Pirate,” as we traditionally think of them today. In particular, it was he who added the now-classic “arr” (not “argh”!) to pirate argot. In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here is a scene from the 1954 Australian-made sequel to the film, also starring Robert Newton (who starred in the subsequent Aussie TV series of the same name as well as 1952’s “Blackbeard the Pirate”). Viewin’ any o’ these cinematic treasures be the perfect way t’ have ye talkin’ like a proper pirate in no time!And National Dance Day
And National Dance Day…
“White Nights” Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gregory Hines
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 2:15 pm
Good mornin’, and happy Saturday! We’re one day closer to not breaking 90* down here. Only two more months of summer, and I can enjoy sitting around a campfire like this. Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee. Sorry I’m so late!
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 9:46 am
Thanks T! Happy Saturday!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 9:53 am
Mornin’ kind sir!
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 10:23 am
You know that two more months doesn’t account for Indian summer, right? And if y’all are like us, we get several tribes prancing through for Indian summer.
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:35 am
Mornin’ Tex! It’s cool and rainy here. No campfire for me either.
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 10:40 am
Good afternoon, Miss Stella! We wouldn’t mind a nice rain down this way at all.
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 12:42 pm
Texan, for some reason your image doesn’t show up on my computer. So I’ll take your “campfire” imagery ad send these mugs to go with….
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 2:43 pm
Y’all keep in mind, I live in a house with four males and me for a couple of decades+. I can’t stop laughing because it’s true.
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 9:54 am
Not.Saying.A. Word. 😀
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 10:27 am
Back to the Halloween stuff. In the fall each year I love to listen to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I have an Audible membership, and they often have it for free, or there are other free online sources, both for the audio and the story. But man, the audio version is just right creepy for this time of year. Probably great stuff on YouTube as well.
Also you can find some online bargains for Edgar Allan Poe collections. Ooh, that might be a good one for my pictures. He gets my all time vote for favorite creepy short stories.
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 10:44 am
Some cute ideas for Halloween entertaining.
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 11:30 am
This is cool, thank you!
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By Menagerie on September 19, 2026 at 4:55 pm
totally clever!
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By czarina33 on September 19, 2026 at 9:01 pm
I’m waiting for my lib friend’s heads to start exploding any minute now since POTUS has secured his deal with Greenland. Is anyone aware of a single day this term that something of consequence hasn’t happened, been talked about, or put into works this go-round. I get exhausted trying to keep up.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/winning-trump-agreement-with-greenland-and-denmark-checks-all-boxes/
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 10:47 am
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By WeeWeed on September 19, 2026 at 10:56 am
😀
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 12:42 pm
https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/2090463877452734623?s=20
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 11:16 am
That’s great! He is so attentive.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 12:03 pm
I MEANT to post this one! Welcome to Greenland.
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 12:21 pm
I’m dyin’ here! OMG, that’s too funny!
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By texan59 on September 19, 2026 at 12:45 pm
WONDERFUL!
Here’s today’s excellent column from Jeff Childers at Substack: Coffee and Covid News
☕️ NATO FROZE OVER☙ Saturday, September 19, 2026 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
Trump lands a permanent Greenland security deal for zero dollars, and quietly removes the last practical barrier to leaving NATO
https://substack.com/home/post/p-216455227
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 2:31 pm
“removes the last practical barrier to leaving NATO”. GREAT!
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 3:30 pm
LOVE IT!!
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 3:28 pm
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By Stella on September 19, 2026 at 11:26 am
Mornin’ All. It is 50* and partly cloudy with no rain forecast for the next week at least. So it is pretty nice out.
Hope your weather is settling down and being pleasant. If not, it shouldn’t be too far off. Enjoy the day.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 11:42 am
Good day, aus! It’s really a beautiful, sunny Saturday in my neck of the woods…high will be 79 degrees.
Take care!
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 2:35 pm
SPARE ME THE HYPOCRISY’: Leading Republican CALLS OUT backlash to immigration crackdown
Fox News – September 19th
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By Lucille on September 19, 2026 at 3:00 pm
There should be NO dual citizenships, period. But, especially no dual citizenships for people in Congress.
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By auscitizenmom on September 19, 2026 at 3:39 pm