Not A Mystery
About Life
Our Kids Were Always Supervised
But wait, there’s always something to be said for legal stimulants.
Perfect, An Answer
If you are retired, sooner or later you have to deal with the snarky question ‘so what do you do all day’. What I’ve been doing is trying to come up with an answer that makes me feel like I’m a contributing member of society. Right. Now I can say, ‘I blog’. Brilliant.
Wire Man
It’s hard to believe that Martha Stewart could express what’s in my mind, but so be it. WTF do I have to carry an extra bag of wires and power bricks when we travel. Sure I’m honored to carry a Kindle 2 instead of 50 pounds of books. But even the geniuses at Amazon managed … Continue reading
Right Here, For Now
Wherever you go, there you are. – Anon
Blog Tips – Staying Up-To-Date
If you like our blog, there are several ways to stay Up-To-Date. Subscribe to an RSS Feed Using a Reader – Setting up an RSS Feed with a Reader takes a bit of effort, but once set up it’s a huge time saver if you are following more than one site/blog. We recommend Google Reader. … Continue reading
Blog Tips – Be Careful What You Ask For
Good news, today was the last Tip, tomorrow we will get back to the serious business of serious blogging, and all questions from that point can be answered with a simple link to the archived Tips. Whoohoo! I’m trying to simplify my so-called life.
Blog Tips – Part IVa RSS Feeds On Your Home Page
If you only want to follow a small number of blogs or feeds you can add them to your home page with just a few clicks. Before we start you need to get the address of the RSS feed. For Bob’s Blog you will enter “http://www.notamystery.com/feed/” without the quotes. For Leslie’s Blog you will enter … Continue reading
Blog Tips – Part IV RSS Feeds
Once you’ve got Navigation down (Blog Tips – Part I), Links, Landing & Leaving (Blog Tips – Part II), and Comments, Searching & Tags (Blog Tips – Part III) the next skill-set are RSS Feeds. RSS Feeds links are indicated by this Icon. They are all over the web, and if you didn’t know about … Continue reading
Blog Tips – Part III Comments, Searching, Tags
Once you’ve got Navigation down (Blog Tips – Part I), Links, Landing & Leaving (Blog Tips – Part II), the next skill-set involves leaving a comment for a particular post and finding or discovering new (to you) posts. 1] Commenting Depending on the Blog Theme, the link for comments will be either at the top … Continue reading
Blog Tips – Part II Links, Landing & Leaving
Now that you’ve got basic navigation down (Blog Tips – Part I), it’s important to use that knowledge when you send someone a link to a blog; or when you arrive at a blog as a result of clicking a link to a blog. We could have included this in Part I, but it’s so … Continue reading
Blog Tips – Part I Navigation
Blogs are deceptive. Not content-wise, but style-wise. They look like a normal website, but work in a weird way. It didn’t used to matter to me, because I never read them; but now that I write one it does make a difference. This primer is to help you navigate around my blog, but it will … Continue reading
Just Another Mystery
- Weaving A Different Kind of Necklace
- Jumping into Spring
- The Art of Using Natures Bounty to Dye Cloth
- A Shibori Stitched and Felted Wrap
- Faux Fur, Vogue and Verve
- The Perfect Dance, Part 2
- The Perfect Dance
- The Vest That Mysteriously Turned Into A Purse
- Vintage Kimono Baby Booties
- Zipper, Keys, and a Linen Belt Buckle
Sterling Jewelry & Gifts
Not A Mystery 