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It’s Almost Check-In Time at Dover’s Jesus Hotel
JOYFUL MUSINGS: And what is a Jesus Hotel you ask?
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Musing on Cancer, Waiting With Hope
I was diagnosed in July and now will wait for surgery and treatment. Mercifully, I did not wait too long for a mammogram so my prognosis is good; I’ll wait and see.
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Budget Vogue: Hubby Looking Good in Those Tommy Bahama Pants
Spending as much time as I do in thrift stores, I am deeply familiar with excess, with too much, with “no thanks, I already have five.”
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Budget Vogue: Side of the Road Finds Summer
I live to collect and examine and find. It’s my passion to hunt, to search for treasures – while thrifting, driving, walking the dog.
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Joyful Musings: There’s Something About a Man in a Toupee
According to Reddit, hair systems for men can vary greatly by price. I saw one thread where words like olaplex and maintenance systems were thrown around; oils, transformation and hair club for men words intermittently featured. And then I wanted real examples, real people.
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Budget Vogue: Thrift Shop Book Aficionado Swims and Reads
As the heat rises, one of my go-to summer joys is to jump into the Lamprey River, throw my clothes on over my wet bathing suit and then head out on errands. As I’m not a fan of air conditioning, I leave the windows open and utilize the warm air to dry off.
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Welcome To Budget Vogue
I’ll celebrate all things vogue and budget, all things thrifty and trendy, all things frugal and fabulous.
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Joyful Musings: Yay, Here Comes May
Happy end o’ March and April, Joyful Musers. And as my 62nd year is arriving soon, I’m going to share with you 62 things that I joyfully muse upon in this life.
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Enjoying the Moments, the Sun, the Moon and Of Course Ice Skating
It’s been a bit, Joyful Musers; 2025 has had an interesting start on my end, a start not predicted nor expected, a beginning that has me valuing and appreciating the minute, the small, the kindness of strangers, the sun, the snow, life itself.
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A Gingerbread House May Be Home for the Holidays if Your Frosting Sticks
So, dear Joyful Musers, you’ve made it to another end, another grand finale of a year, a Christmas Day’s departure, a final moment of life.