Category Archives: Hobbies & General Interest

Doctor to Tucker: We are witnessing a national health emergency

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Stella

What do you think? I have been following a low carbohydrate diet for about three weeks now. Some days, very low carb. No pasta, bread, or rice, and very little potato. No fruit except berries, and no sugar! Absolutely no … Continue reading →

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My Journey Into Gardening & Why I Garden (A Response of Sorts to MIGardener)

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Stella

We started talking about gardening today, so I thought this repeat post would fit into our discussion. Jess has since moved from Arkansas to a much larger farm in South Carolina. She has a bigger and nicer greenhouse and her … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day!

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Stella

Reference.com The history of pi dates back to the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians. Babylonians estimated pi as 3.125, and the Egyptians approximated pi to be 3.1605. However, it was the Greek mathematician Archimedes that calculated pi to be between 223/71 … Continue reading →

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Fixing Daylight Saving Time Is THIS Easy

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Stella

Heard that the Sunshine Protection Act has been reintroduced in the Senate. It has bipartisan support, so maybe this will be the last time we have to contend with this annoyance.

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Pączki Day (Detroit Style) aka Fat Tuesday

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Stella

This is my usual Fat Tuesday post with a few updates; I won’t be eating these today, but remember them fondly. It’s Pączki Day, and in Detroit that means you should be sure to wear your stretchy pants or, as … Continue reading →

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Gifts We Remember

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Stella

What is the best Christmas gift you ever received? Which is the most nostalgic? Which ones do you remember from your childhood? This is one of the first gifts that I remember receiving – a marionette of Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring, from … Continue reading →

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Christmas Poems and Songs

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Stella

There have been so many poems and songs written for the Christmas season, both religious and secular, that the difficult part about this post is choosing what to include! We first acknowledge that the reason we celebrate Christmas is to … Continue reading →

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Gift Ideas – Homemade

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Stella

So many times over the years I’ve wanted to give gifts to people I associate with regularly, but who don’t fall into the usual categories of family and friends – coworkers, neighbors, my kid’s teachers, friends from church – but … Continue reading →

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1, 1, 2, 3 …; It’s Fibonacci day.

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Stella

The Fibonacci sequence. Named for Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Leonardo Fibonacci. As Wikipedia explains it, in mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers, commonly denoted Fₙ form a sequence, called the Fibonacci sequence, such that each number is the sum of … Continue reading →

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Southeast Michigan’s Premier Event – 2022 Woodward Dream Cruise

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Stella

Today is the 28th annual Woodward Dream Cruise, billed as the world’s largest classic car event.  It takes place in my back yard. Well, to be exact, it’s about 1/2 a block away from my front yard! More than a … Continue reading →

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