- Martin Luther King Jr
- Betty White
- Bradley Cooper
- Oprah Winfrey
- Dolly Parton
- Elvis Presley
- Nicolas Cage
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Rod Stewart
- Muhammed Ali
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Diane Keaton
- Stephen Hawking
- Richard Nixon
- JRR Tolkein
- Joan of Arc
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Drew Brees
- Benjamin Franklin
- Al Capone
- Jim Carrey
- Buzz Aldrin
- Tom Selleck
- Justin Timberlake
- Violette A (I didn’t forget!)
All posts by Lesley
Welcome December
- Twinkling lights
- Holly with berries
- Zipped up coats
- Warm scarves
- Dark nights
- Starlight
- Bon fires
- Bustling shops
- Christmas music
- Travel plans
- Candlelight
- Snuggly nights
- Shiny packages with beautiful bows
- Wonder-filled eyes
- Childhood anticipation
- Colorful baubles
- Deep green trees strung with lights
- Warm glow
- Short days
- Light and life
- Peace
Thanksgiving Foods
- Turkey
- Mashed Potatoes
- Baked Potatoes
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Cheesy Potato Casserole
- Corny Goodness
- Stuffing (To quote a line in A Christmas Carol: “With onions, and raisins, and sage”)
- Green Bean Casserole
- Mac & Cheese
- Cranberry Sauce
- Yams
- Pumpkin Pie
- Fruit Pie
A Very Moving List
- Moving on
- Moving on up
- I like to move it move it
- Move on over
- Moved to tears
- Beethoven’s third movement
- Barely moving
- Moving at the speed of light
- Moving to a new location
- Moving company
- Moving away
- Moving forward
Welcome To September
- Crispy leaves
- Tall boots
- Cozy sweaters
- Mugs to wrap your hands around
- Open windows
- Late afternoon sun
- Cicada drone
- Fields of hay rounds
- Farm equipment on the roads
- Apples
- Whispers of holiday plans
- Silly costumes
- Crunchy corn stalks tied in twine
- Fall Festivals
- Pumpkins and gourds
- Oranges and yellows and browns
- High school football games
Things to Do When it is 100 Degrees Outside
- Stay inside
- Get in the pool
- Drive around in your air conditioned car and catch Pokémon
- Eat ice cream
- Complain about how hot it is
- Be that really annoying girl that says “I like it this way!”
- Bask in the sunshine on your skin
- Procrastinate on outdoor chores
- Sleep with your window cracked open anyway
- Take pictures of the temperature on your car since it doesn’t get this hot in the Midwest very often
- Except… climate change
- Discuss climate change
- Plan a beach vacation to further the sunshine experience
Books I’ve Read So Far This Year
- Death to Deconstruction | Joshua S Porter
- The Practice of the Presence of God | Brother Lawrence
- The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
- The Pursuit of God | AW Tozer
- Unoffendable | Brant Hansen
- The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief | Francis Collins
- Becoming Free Indeed | Jinger Duggar Vuolo
- Tropic of Stupid | Tim Dorsey
- The Man Who Died Twice | Richard Osman
Un
- Unusual
- Understanding
- Undone
- Unique
- Universal
- Undeliverable
- Undulation
- Unsuspecting
- Unnerving
- Unswerving
- Undercooked
- Uncle
- Untoward
- Unprofessional
- United
- Unravel
- Unwritten
- Unagi
Thinking Like A Squirrel
- Squirrel
- Girl
- Grill
- Hotdogs
- Puppers
- Starbuck
- Battlestar Galactica
- Dwight
- Jazz
- Coffee shop
- Books
- Serge Storms
- Writing
- LISTs
The First Ten Songs on My Cleaning Playlist
- Sweet Dreams | Eurythmics
- Zero Sum Game | The Burroughs
- Fishing in the Dark | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- White Flag | Bishop Briggs
- When I Grow Up | Pussycat Dolls
- The Broken | Lit
- Santa Monica | Everclear
- Blank Space | Taylor Swift
- Baptized | Daughtry
- My Own Worst Enemy | Lit