“What’s My Line?” is basically a version of Twenty Questions relating to occupations. The show ran from 1950 to 1967 on CBS in the United States and had a collection of panelists from a variety of entertainment and media fields who were very skilled at the game.
Over the years a wide variety of contestants visited the show, but the Mystery Guest, a celebrity, always added excitement and fun.
There is a YouTube channel dedicated to the show and Buzzr tends to run it on its schedule.
I thought I’d send along a little something special that you can use to create something a little different and unexpected for a holiday, or non-holiday, meal.
This is a bit of a sample of the upcoming Magic Pantry attachment to the monthly newsletter. The attachment is a pdf file you can save or print out as you like.
Enjoy!
I first heard “Just A Minute” on Pumpkin FM as part of their daily line up of vintage radio shows from the U.K. I was fascinated from the first listen!
The game is really simple. There are only three rules: The contestant must speak to a topic provided by the host for one minute without
If a challenge is submitted by other players, the challenge might be accepted. If so, the challenger takes on the topic for the remaining time.
Simple, right?
LOL!
This game is one that could be played by pretty much any age group as the variety of topics is endless.
Entertaining With Beth has once again stepped up to provide a great menu for Christmas, or any holiday really.
It is customizable and easy to prepare in addition to being easy on the budget. Check it out:
I’m sure you have seen or heard about the monthly subscription box services that abound. It seems that there is a box out there for pretty much everyone at a variety of price points.
I admit I’ve been curious about quite a few and some have made me stop and consider while others just … didn’t grab me at all.
If you are in the midst of a gift hunt for someone, or even yourself, it might be worth your time to look into what is available.
Subscription boxes are collections of items curated to meet a particular niche.
Sew Becca (look for her over on YouTube) receives several each month that provide items used for sewing and/or specific projects. She covers each in depth with a breakdown of the cost of the items in the box along with the total cost and her thoughts on the contents.
What’s For Tea? (also on YouTube) gets a couple of subscription boxes each month that have a variety of snacks.
Rachel Maksey (yes, also on YouTube) has been a subscriber of the Hunt A Killer mystery box.
And even the Missouri Star Quilt Company has put out a monthly subscription box that provides the materials to make a quilt.
If you are curious about what is available, one resource is My Subscription Box Addiction. There you will find reviews and links for a wide variety of boxes.
I think the idea could be a good one if you know your recipient well and take into consideration preferences and tastes, it could also become a bit expensive depending upon the time frame you choose. I tend to stay away from quilting / sewing boxes because I find they tend to carry items I either already have or don’t want. I’m intrigued by the food boxes, but can see where allergy issues could be a problem.
What do you think? Have you subscribed to a box and what did you think? I’d like to know.
After the last couple of days full of rain and noise outside, plus some Serious Playtime inside, today Bella can be found in her spot by the window in the Library, one paw draped across her eyes, dozing.
She is tired. In need of quiet. And who could blame her?
I find myself envying the ease at which she takes on her own self care. She is very capable of announcing when she needs a cuddle and a hug – something she has had a lot of lately. But there are times when enough is enough and she finds a nice quiet spot to just be.
I think we could all take a lesson from such a cat, or dog if you are lucky enough to have one around.
So many things we do are by habit. They are the routines we live by, or at least attempt to. 😉
Sometimes, however, those habits are not fulfilling, not pleasing, not even enjoyable. A few simply are not necessary at all.
As we enter the Holiday Season it is well worth rethinking some of those habits, aka: ‘traditions’. “But we always …”
Be honest, those last three words just popped into your head and/or out of your mouth, right?
I know. Been there, done that. Really.
Habits and traditions can be fraught with all sorts of emotional landmines. They don’t even need a pandemic to emphasize them.
What would it be like to have one holiday season without all, or less of, the drama and trauma and stress?
The funny thing about traditions is that many were started not by a choice but by a need. There is an old story about how every Thanksgiving just had to include Great Granny’s ham made in Just The Right Pan. The grandkids had no idea why, they just went along with it for, well, decades before someone asked about it. Turns out the extremely special pan was the only one that the original ham would fit in.
When I was growing up, my mom and her sisters hosted the Christmas gathering at each home. They each took on a year with everyone meeting at that house. There were lots of people (adults & kids) around for an insane 48 hours and then people went home to meet at the next aunt’s home the next year, etc. This made sense in a way to keep the holiday together but after the kids grew up and people passed away, the tradition also died out.
What was served never changed, either. No matter the health issues or age or whatever. The Meal, huge as it was, never changed.
That couldn’t fly far with some of the food allergies and other health issues around today.
Whatever else this year has provided, it has given us opportunities to revisit the things we do, or wish we did.
So why not take the opportunity to give yourself permission to make a change or two and see how that goes? Want to try a new recipe? How about setting up the tree earlier or later, or not at all? Why not rearrange the furniture?
It might seem strange at first, but with each tentative step, you will discover what does and does not work for you.
The reality is this is your life and you have the right to choose how you live it. If you want your space to be more comfortable for you, it is up to you do make that happen. If you don’t want to do something just because it is a tradition you don’t particularly enjoy, you can choose not to do it. If your family wants to change the way you celebrate (or not) your family can make those choices. No one else should have a say in that, or at the very least, very little.
Give yourself permission to live the life you want to live in the way you want to live it. You might discover a lot less stress and frustration.
