M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/25/2026

“Radar, the good Lord gave us one belly, and one button for said belly. Therefore it is two words: Belly. Button.” Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, “Operation Noselift,” season two, episode 18

Fourteen and Fantastic

The weekend of birthday celebrations continued today!

Chickadee started the morning off at church, where the congregation sang “Happy Birthday” to her after the service!

When we got home, she opened her presents:

For breakfast, she wanted the coffee cake we always have on Christmas, with a twist…this time, I made it with strawberries instead of cherries.

She requested “Brinner” (breakfast for dinner) for her birthday dinner, featuring Mickey waffles, scrambled eggs, sausage, a delicious fruit salad, and strawberry milk tea with popping boba:

And she picked a chocolate chip cookie cake for her birthday…the decorations were inspired by the colors of the Honmoon in KPop Demon Hunters.

I had such a fun time celebrating my youngest (who isn’t that terribly young anymore!) today!

M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/22/2026

“Your initials signify that instead of signing, you initialed. Uh, then you have to sign this form, which states that you merely initialed the forms that required signing. Then after you’ve signed, you put your initial where you signed so that people will know that you okayed your signature with your initial.” Corporal Radar O’Reilly, “For Want of a Boot,” season two, episode 17

Celebrating 23

Turkey’s 23rd birthday was earlier this week, but we celebrated it today. I was really happy with how his angel food cake turned out, and the fresh strawberries I got for it were amazingly good, especially considering the time of year!

Moose pointed out to me that as I am currently 46, Turkey will be half my age until my next birthday!

M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/21/2026

“Andrew, I don’t care if your sister did put an ice cube down your underwear. Girls will do that. You mustn’t hit her with the dog.” Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, “Henry in Love,” season two, episode 16

Sartorial Saturday–Another Dress Deconstructed

Last fall, I transformed a dress that had a skirt with a bold print that I love, but a bodice that I really didn’t, into a skirt that I can pair with different tops. Today I’m back with another such transformation, this time with a Mary Blair clown print!

The original bodice of the dress was a basic (boring) black that was also a style I really don’t like, but after removing it, I can now pair a bold color with the whimsical print of the skirt…this time, I went with an-almost red Vacation blouse from Vixen by Micheline Pitt.

I went with bright accessories, too, including a statement necklace, an Erstwilder brooch, and a stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles:

This wasn’t as smooth a transformation as the one I did last fall…the waistline of this skirt is much larger, and will need a better permanent solution to make it wearable in the future, but for this outing, a second (hidden) belt held the look together, and I really like how the whole thing turned out!

I’m really happy I have found the confidence to make my wardrobe work for me instead of the other way around!