Long, long ago, in a kingdom not very far away, I was a Lady. Shut up. Yeah, back in the dear dead days of the 1970s, I was the Lady Maude McEwen (poetess) in the Middle Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism, SCA or…

If you’re jonesing for chocolate cake, all you need is a mug, a minute, and three ingredients and BOOM! Caek!!!! Gooey Chocolate Mug Cake Mix 1 egg, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and 2 Tablespoons of cocoa powder in a mug. Microwave on high for 1…

Well, not really. But, shortly before the hailstorm hit yesterday, I spotted this bedraggled but determined hummingbird feasting from the petunias outside the back door. He went back and forth from the petunias to the clothesline, at one point buzzing directly over my head. I…