Category: Diversions and Distractions
Posts related to hobbies, interests, or activities.
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Halloween 2025 Movie List
Read more: Halloween 2025 Movie ListGrab your garlic and dim the lights! It’s time for a moonlit stroll through the shadowy roads of vampire movies past and present. From silent cinema’s first great ghoul to the neon-drenched cool of 80s teen vamps, this year’s movie lineup showcased just how long we’ve been letting the undead rent space in our heads.…
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What were your favorite books or stories when you were a child?
Read more: What were your favorite books or stories when you were a child?As a kid, I devoured books like Where the Wild Things Are and Where the Sidewalk Ends, drawn to their sense of adventure and imagination. I loved getting lost in the chaos of Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, following every little detail on the pages, like a scavenger hunt for the best story.…
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Pumpkin Bread
Read more: Pumpkin BreadBased on the original recipe from my grandmother, this is my own version that I’ve been making for a few years now. Each year I tweak it a little bit based on what squash is available but I normally use a combination of butternut, buttercup, and honeynut squashes. This recipe results in a moist, spiced…
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Halloween 2024 Movie List
Read more: Halloween 2024 Movie ListHere we go again, folks! Time for the Halloween “spooky” movie marathon. Unlike in previous years, this year I tracked all the movies I watched, not just the ones I hadn’t seen before. Some of these films I’ve seen before but there are quite a few that are new to me. As I did last…
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Postcard: SS Santa Rosa
Read more: Postcard: SS Santa RosaBuilt especially for Caribbean and South American cruises, the SS Santa Rosa was a passenger and cargo ocean liner built for the Grace Line. Launched in 1932, she was the first of four sister ships and her regular route included inter-coastal service between the east coast and the west coast of the US via the…