Soda Pop Layer Cake--Low-height N Rich, Yum

A few months ago, cost of eggs had nearly doubled the cost of making cake mix cake, not counting cost of frosting. The egg costs have come down, but I haven't quite recovered from the sticker shock. Recently, I made a soda pop layer cake (eggless!). Yum! Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Nabisco's Voyage of the Mayflower Cooky Tin

I've had my red Nabisco Mayflower cooky tin for so long that I don't remember when I got it or if it had cookies in it to begin with. The box says the cooky weight is three pounds. It measures 9" x 8 1/2" x 4" high. The illustrations themselves convey loads of info WRT the Mayflower and sister ship Speedwell as well as the Mayflower's journey. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Glancing Back at 4/2023 Birds N Bees YT Clips

Last month, I compiled images of birds and bees for wordplay and theme. I thought about how short-lived these animals are compared to humans. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Bees N Blooms

This month I scoured though my collection of images and videos about birds and bees. After awhile, I decided to split the topics to "Birds-spied Views" and "Bees N Blooms". The video includes bees in or near a century plant (agave), .... Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Birds-spied Views

This month I scoured though my collection of images and videos about birds and bees. After awhile, I decided to split the topics to "Birds-spied Views" and "Bees N Blooms". The birds video compilation includes hawks, .... Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Sthinker

A blended word is one that combines two words. Google results show some examples, such as "brunch", combination of breakfast and lunch and "sitcom", combination of situation and comedy. My blended word for my image is "sthinker", combination of stinker and (Rodin's) Thinker. ... the following items inspired my article.

• Afterthoughts about Rodin's Thinker
• Michelangelo's David
• Tom and Jerry cartoons showing improbable ends or endings
• Tweety and Sylvester adventure at Children's Museum
• Smoking gum ad prank

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2023 Ice 'N' Arborgeddon

What an experience last month! Started off Feb 1 at 4:30 AM with power outage—67 straight hours. The temperature indoors dropped down to 48 degrees. Read the entire article and comment there, please.