Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy you’re here! How the heck are you?! It’s been a minute since we had a proper catch up so I figured it was time to put the kettle on and settle in for a proper chat! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black…
Author: Melissa
Just Another Manic Monday (Reset)
Between my daughter’s attendance at Spring Break Camp, caring for a sick dog, Spring Cleaning/rearranging, my sister’s visit, my wife’s work travel (x2), hatching and caring for a couple of batches of chicks, my daughter and I both catching some nasty virus, and doing my darnedest to keep up with the A to Z Challenge…
Surprise Sisters
Neither of us knew that the other existed until 2019 when AncestryDNA tests uncovered not only each other, but so much more we may have never known otherwise. Wild how spitting into a tube can change the very foundation of a life and open doors to futures previously unimagined. But it can and it did….
Over a Cuppa: Four (Spring Has Sprung!)
Hi, Hey, Hello! So glad to have you over on this gorgeous Spring day! I’ve got the kettle on for a warm beverage and some Girl Scout cookies on the table. Your choices are Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, or Gluten Free Caramel Chocolate Chip. Have a seat and make yourself at home while we…
Currently: March 2025 (Sliding Between Seasons)
Spring is almost upon us and I’m so very excited for its arrival! The wind, on the other hand, can kindly show itself out already. The winds on our end of our little valley are always quite intense, but this year is already breaking records and ripping apart infrastructure, so that’s fun. Alas, the seeds…
My Heart is in my Throat but…
It’s LIVE! After several days of navigating the back end of my family history blog, Bold + Queer, on Squarespace, importing it all to WordPress, and dusting it off a bit, it’s LIVE! As a Gen X-er, I’m slightly behind the tech curve, though I do try. That being said, the stress this all created…