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Pass the Mustard, Please!     Happy National Pretzel Day

April 26, 2025

Pretzels! Who doesn’t love pretzels? 

Put down that can of chips or box of square crackers and show your love for one of the most versatile snacks ever …… the Pretzel! Whether you like the snap of crispy twists or prefer them soft and chewy, grab your favorite and join the National Pretzel Day celebration today, April 26th.

Zentangle patterns: Wakka, Triptd, Naf, Bzings, Wob, Shattuck, Aleuba, Tunnel Vizion, Reverse Lollywimple, Taco/Tearce, Tentoculus, Therefore, Tofube, Seedwayzxtra,Spangle, Strutz, Pop Cloud, Raindotty

Just where did this addictive snack come from? 

Pretzel historians offer a few origin stories, but usually share the most likely and often told legend from the Roman Empire. Apparently in 610 A.D., an Italian monk wanted a way to reward his child students for memorizing their prayers. Instead of baking loaves of morning bread, the Monk twisted thin strips of the dough into symmetrical loops by intertwining or knotting the two ends before folding them back on each other (today’s familiar “pretzel loop”). The shape he made was said to resemble a child with his arms crossed in prayer. The Monk called his invention ‘pretiola’ meaning ‘little rewards’.

From then on, these soft ‘little rewards’ became popular in Austrian bakeries and in all of Germany, and so on throughout the world. 

Not being satisfied with baking only soft pretzels, in 1850, Julius Sturgis bought a hard pretzel recipe from a local tramp (wonder why a tramp would have such a recipe? Thoughts?).  After baking and baking, and perfecting the recipe, it was clear to Julius the hard pretzel was a success. The pretzel’s popularity quickly spread, inspiring many other bakers in central Pennsylvania to make their own versions of the hard pretzel. But the original ‘Sturgis’ hard pretzel was a keeper. In 1861, the Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery, located in Lititz, Pennsylvania in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, became the first commercial pretzel bakery in America.

Naturally, die-hard fans of the warm/soft pretzel weren’t won over by the overwhelming appeal of the hard/crispy version. With the soft pretzel market still alive and growing, by the 20th century soft pretzels became very popular not only in Philadelphia, but in Chicago and New York as well.

The Pretzel of Today 

How many shapes and flavors of pretzels can you think of? Here’s my lists ……. 

Hard pretzel shapes: traditional loop, thick and thin; stick shapes, both thin and in thick rods; twisted, clockwise and counterclockwise; round rings with and without knots; thick stumpy bite-sized nuggets, filled and unfilled; chip shaped and waffle shaped. 

Hard pretzel flavors: salted, cinnamon sugar, peanut butter, peanut butter and jelly, honey mustard, cheese, honey wheat, honey butter, ranch, ranch and jalapeño, garlic, sea salt caramel, sour cream and onion, and buffalo wing.

And for soft pretzels …… it’s all about the dipping sauces and coatings:  Of course there’s yellow mustard, garlic mustard, melty cheese, melty beer cheese. But there’s also chocolate dipped, aioli, truffle hot sauce, buffalo ranch, cinnamon sugar, and marinara.

Can you add more?

Pretzel Fun Factz!

  • Pennsylvania is the center of American pretzel production for both hard and soft pretzels, producing 80% of the nation’s pretzels.
  • Today, the average Philadelphian consumes about twelve times as many pretzels as the national average.
  • Philadelphia opened a privately run “Pretzel Museum” in 1993.
  • The annual United States pretzel industry is worth over $550 million.
  • The average American consumes about 1.5 pounds of pretzels per year.

How will you celebrate National Pretzel Day 2025? Here’s a few ideas …..

  • Enjoy a bag of your favorite hard pretzels, and gift one to a friend.
  • Visit your local bakery or even the mall to sample their selection of warm soft pretzels.
  • Try a game of “Toss the Ring” with ring-shaped pretzels.
  • Go on a pretzel scavenger hunt.
  • Host a pretzel and beer party for your neighborhood.
  • Bake a batch of soft pretzels for the party and have everyone bring their favorite dipping sauce.

And now ……… 

Curiously, Flambé has been following my post with fascination. Always hungry, could it be she’s developing pretzel cravings? What baker, in their right mind, would ever scent a batch with eau de fish? If a pretzel maker thought mackerel flavored twists  would ever be popular, they might just be crazy (or not?). Becoming more famished by the minute, Kat insisted on explaining her ‘irrational’ excitement in a “Blitz” poem (a style created by Robert Keim.1). She felt this poem style not only suited all the twists and turns found in a properly-constructed pretzel loop, it best expressed the twisting and turning pathway her mind took to explain herself and help us “get it!”  What do you think?

1 Shout out to Michele Lee, My Inspired Life blog post dated 04/05/2025, for sharing her amazing Blitz poem and providing the rules to create one too. Thanks Michele!

As always. Thanks for stopping by! 

Here are the guidelines for the Blitz poem, created by Robert Keim:

  • Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like “build a boat”)
  • Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like “build a house”)
  • Lines 3 and 4 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 2 as their first words (so Line 3 might be “house for sale” and Line 4 might be “house for rent”)
  • Lines 5 and 6 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 4 as their first words, and so on until you’ve made it through 48 lines
  • Line 49 should be the last word of Line 48
  • Line 50 should be the last word of Line 47
  • The title of the poem should be three words long and follow this format: (first word of Line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
  • There should be no punctuation

Welcome New and Returning Subscribers

Many Hearty Thanks, Sharing Creative Ideas, Answering the ‘Kat’ Kwestion

April 1, 2025

Completing my 15th sketchbook, and beginning the next one is always cause for celebration!  To do so, Kat and I thought it would be especially fitting to shout-from-the-treetops enthusiastically, THANK YOU! Thank you all, my loyal subscribers, for coming along on my interesting, hopefully educational, sometimes crazy, always curious nature journaling adventure. 

Zentangle patterns used: LoveBuzz, Membranart, Frostz, Chatoo, Sea Urchin, Toku, Rosie, Calibree

My recent webinar class, “Create a Colorful Reptile Eye1,” sponsored by Host Karen Abend (of Sketchbook Revival fame), generated many new subscribers to my web page and blog, “A Curious Nature.” Wow! And Thanks so much. A special thanks to those who attended the live and/or recorded class. I loved seeing so many colorful lizard eyes (a sampling below). They were incredible! 

Sharing the Wonder of Nature

With all the past and current activity on my blog, I feel so fortunate and very encouraged to carry on. Even though new postings have been random lately, there’s lots of works-in-progress soon to be shared. Meanwhile, comments including what you like about my posts and what you’d like to see more of, are always appreciated.  What inspired you to subscribe to this blog? If it’s just enjoy, that’s perfect! Or maybe you’d like tips to develop a regular or even a daily creative practice, how can I be more encouraging? I’d love to know if you are an active nature journaler or tangler, or express yourself by creating art in other ways, such as through music, poetry, or storytelling. Send me your ideas by commenting on this or any future posts. I’ve created my webpage and blog because of my insatiable curiosity about the natural world. It’s extraordinarily fun to go beyond learning what the names of flowers, animals, rocks, and clouds are. The excitement of wondering and discovering answers for all the why’s, who’s, when’s, and how’s is so rewarding. Sharing is my joy!

Explaining Kat

Thinking new subscribers may be puzzled by my constantly mentioning Flambé or Kat or both, now might be a good time for explanation and background (and perhaps provide a refresher for those who’ve been following along from day 1 of my blog):

In 2014, a young stray calico cat showed up one day on our doorstep when we (Roy and I) lived in Oriental, North Carolina (U.S.A.). This little wild miss seemed to magically appear from our backyard woods, perhaps in search of a meal or a friend. She sat and meowed for a few minutes, but when we opened the door, she ran away.  Efforts to get close to her when she returned several times during the week were futile. Then one day she vanished and never returned. Not knowing what may have happened to this pretty kitty, Roy thought a nice remembrance of her visit would be to add a small cat sketch to my next drawing. A dandy idea!“But only one drawing,” I thought? It was at that moment that Flambé appeared on my creative doorstep, and has never left!

Flambé, aka Kat, is always smiling, popping in and out of all my art, regardless if the piece is imaginatively & whimsically tangled or a serious nature study. Along with forming the best part of my signature “chop,” she’s the heroine of some pretty wild and crazy tangled misadventures, sometimes pushing Kat’s 9-lives threshold to satisfy her insatiably curious nature (and appetite). Flambé adores being noticed, whether she hides inside the story, or shows up front and center. She makes everything creative more fun.  Flambé may be just “Kat,” but she’s my inspiration for and reminder about the value of komic relief, and makes the perfect konstant kompanion!  

Whew! That’s all for now. Hopefully your questions about this blog, inspiration and Kat have been answered. If you’re craving to learn answers to other related topics, let me know.  Meanwhile, Flambé and I wish you an exciting and creative remainder of the year ….. have times full of happiness, creativity, and memorable adventures, but most of all laughter and fun!

Hope to hear from you soon, and as always, thanks for stopping by!   

Meow!

1Unfortunately, the class or recording are no longer available for viewing. But I may have another live demo class some day in the future.  If so, you can be sure the announcement will show up on my blog.

Happy International Day of Happiness

March 20, 2025

Every year on March 20th, the International Day of Happiness is celebrated by promoting the idea that part of humanity’s progress should include how to increase happiness and wellbeing. Wow! What a great idea. 

Just where did this great idea come from?

The year was 2011.  The members of the UN General Assembly collectively brainstormed ideas on how to recognize happiness as a fundamental human goal. From these exciting talks a resolution was born, calling for a more inclusive and balanced approach to economic growth promoting happiness as an essential part of progress.

The following year (2012) the General Assembly held the very first UN Conference on Happiness. From this event another resolution was adopted declaring International Happiness Day be celebrated annually on March 20th.

Inspired to find ways of enhancing human progress through happiness, in 2013 the world celebrated the first ever International Day of Happiness! 😃

Zentangle patterns used: Ailux, Bzings, Adobe, FloralySs, Bunnyline, N’Zeppel 

What is this thing called Happiness? 

The “pursuit of happiness,” a phrase found in the Declaration of Independence, is an ideal upon which America is based. Merriam-Webster defines happiness as having “a sense of well-being, joy, or contentment. When people are successful, or safe, or lucky, they feel happiness.” But reasons for feeling happy vary from person to person.  Are you happy when delighted or glad?   Do you experience happiness when sipping a cup of good coffee or tea? What about when your dog greets you at the door after a long day, or when your cat purrs in your face …. do these signs of affection make you happy? 

Research has shown people feel happy if they have good quality relationships, are passionate about their job and/or hobbies, and by helping others through volunteer work or random acts of kindness. Other factors influencing happiness might include your overall satisfaction with life, your mood at the moment, and your ability to meet basic needs related to health, work, and finances  (although having extra money does not necessarily make people happier).

Have you ever considered what things in life make you happy? Do these things just seem to happen randomly or do you intentionally seek out ways to experience happiness? Have you taken the pulse of your happiness meter lately? 

When there are large numbers of happy people, it can make communities and even entire countries happier places to live. Some of the happiest countries in the world include Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia also rank in the top 10 for the happiest countries. The United States ranked 19th.

Prismacolor pencil colors used: white, cream, yellowed-orange, goldenrod, crimson lake, dahlia purple, mulberry, violet, violet blue, non-photo blue, true blue, peacock blue, apple green, peacock green. Inking created with Sakura Pigma Micron archival ink pen, size 01.

Looking for ways to observe this year’s International Day of Happiness? 

If the daily grind, never ending politics, or hearing about or even experiencing one natural disaster after another have got you down, I know the feeling. It’s high time to regain control of our inner selves and set free the happiness within. It may not be easy, but what better day to take on this challenge than March 20th, the official International Day of Happiness!

How to start? There’s probably as many ways to promote, create and achieve happiness as there are people in this world. If you already know what to do, great! But if you’re seeking ways to become a happier person and share your happiness with others, here’s some ideas I thought make good sense: 

To become a happier you:  Be kind to yourself, not overly self-critical or perfectionistic. Really savor your life experiences because this will intensify and prolong their enjoyment. Set meaningful goals for yourself that provide structure and purpose, give a sense of identity and increase self-esteem. Seek healthy challenges, stretching your abilities just a bit beyond your comfort zone to realize your potential. Build intrinsic motivation, rather than just relying upon doing things to please others. (‘Intrinsic motivation’ refers to the drive to engage in activities that are inherently interesting or enjoyable without external incentives or rewards.) Practice gratitude. Appreciate and make note of all the ‘ups’ (the good things) in your life rather than focusing only on the ‘downs’ or what you still desire. Be a problem-solver; avoid the temptation to vent, complain and reinforce negativity; instead, cultivate optimism and practice positivity regardless of circumstances. And last but not least, engage in random acts of kindness.

To promote happiness in others:  Take time to build and improve the quality of relationships with supportive people. Respond actively and constructively, celebrating when others share good news. Listen to others with 100% of your attention. Practice mindfulness, compassion and empathy. Maybe you can volunteer or help someone in need. And this is worth repeating ….. Take time to engage in random acts of kindness.

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For far too long, progress in the world has been all about the economy. But more people are realizing that happiness is also an essential part of progress. And come to find out, Flambé agrees! Especially when she can improve her relationships with the birds, bunnies, fish and frogs. Now if I can only teach her to sing instead of all that katter-walling she seems so fond of! Guess I’d better brush up on my constructive criticism? Hahahaha-Lalalalalalala-Hahahahaha!

Whatever you do on this day (and into the future), be sure to spread the happiness!

And as always, thanks for stopping by!

Sketchbook Get-Together … Draw a Colorful Eye with Barb Masinton

Announcement

Workshop Opportunity

Date: January 29, 2025 ….. Time: 10:00 am Mountain Standard Time

January 23, 2025

Yes! You read that right. In less than a week I will be sharing my colored pencil secrets for creating a glowing, jump-off-the-page, reptile eye. During a live 2 hour workshop, hosted by Karen Abend – founder of Sketchbook Revival – you’ll be drawing along with me while learning colored pencil techniques and some cool facts about reptile eyes. But to play along you must register to join the fun.

Just click the following link, Sketchbook Get-Together, Create a Colorful Reptile Eye, to read more about this workshop and to register.

Hope to see you there!

February 2nd … National Tater Tot Day!

February 2, 2024

Zentangle patterns used: ChooChoo Leaves, Torch, MeTot, Koala, Checkmate, Tunnelvizion, Dandi

Since January 22nd, which happened to be National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day, Flambé has been asking non stop questions about almost everything, impatiently expecting instant answers.  Meeee-owwww! Have I released the FrankenKat? Like a child who’s just discovered speech, and must know answers to all the Who’s, What’s, When’s, Where’s and the Why-Why-Why’s in her world, Flambé is tireless. Maybe there’s a National Teach Your Cat to “Google“ Day? While that may take some of the pressure off of me, wouldn’t that be like plugging in FrankenKat, supercharging then enabling an entire new race of Felis catus to evolve and take over Earth? Interesting scenario, but highly unlikely. A species without thumbs could never rise to such power! (Or could they?)

Ok, I’m way off track.  Back to my chatty Kat. 

A few days ago, Flambé asked a hilarious (to me) question and before busting out in an uncontrollable belly laughing episode, I asked her to repeat the inquiry. Maybe my ears had tricked me? So Kat asked very seriously again, “What’s a Tater Tot?” !!!! 

Suppressing my laughter (still), I was relieved to know not a thing was wrong with my hearing. Without answering her question, I said, “As it just so happens, you’ve stumbled upon a remarkable coincidence.  Today happens to be National Tater Tot Day; let’s search for answers together!”

And this is what we learned: 

Yummmmmm! Tots and Ketsup! Royalty-free image from Dreamtime

National Tater Tot Day is a food holiday celebrating the popular snack made from grated and fried potatoes. It is observed annually on February 2nd and is a day to indulge in Tater Tots in all of their crispy, golden, and delicious glory.

The True Story Behind the Tater Tot

The year was 1953. The location was Ontario, Oregon. The owners of Ore-Ida, F. Nephi Grigg and Golden Grigg, we’re cooking up something new. Inspired by mountains of leftover slivers of cut-up potatoes, instead of always disposing of this “waste,” they began experimenting with these still edible bits of spuds. Finding tasty seasonings and using flour as a binder, the slivers were sliced into even smaller bits and all ingredients were combined into a mash. The mash was then pushed (extruded) through holes creating a shredded potato mixture that was deep fried. Tater Tots were born ……..

…….. But they were born without an official name. So what to do? 

The Griggs decided to hold a naming contest. Out of all the entries received, the winner was Clara Lay Orton, who came up with the now famous name “Tater Tots.” Loosely translated as “baby potatoes,” Tater Tots were sold for the first time under their new name in 1956. Since then many other manufacturers have tried to copy the Ore-Ida recipe, calling their tots names like tater treats, tasti-taters, potato rounds, potato toes, potato nuggets, potato crunchies, spud puppies, and taytoe tubes. Ore-Ida calls these imposters “imi-taters!”

Not only edible, but wildly popular around the world!

Tater Tots were an instant success (and a profitable money maker for the Griggs) around the world, becoming all the rage in the United States. Statistics show that in the U.S. alone, Americans consume 70 million pounds of tots in a year which is equivalent to 3.1 billion individual cylinders. This also translates to gobbling up 192,000 pounds a day of those mashed up little potato slivers once destined for the rubbish heap. Potatoes are one of the most consumed foods in the States, so it’s no wonder Tater Tots were such a huge success. Deeply ingrained in the American identity, Tots “rank as one of the most commonly consumed meals in almost every household in the U.S.” This irresistible invention may actually be considered a delicacy loved and consumed by millions of people. 

A Stylish Tater Tot Tower served at fine restaurants around the world! Royalty-free image from Dreamtime

Skeptical at best …….

Flambé continued asking countless questions, but mostly questioned the use of the questionable “delicacy” label. So to satisfy her curiosity (and hopefully her appetite) it was time to conduct our own taste test. Tumbling out a few dozen frozen tubes onto a baking sheet, I popped them in a hot oven to cook. After waiting the recommended 18-21 minutes, they emerged quite crispy on the outside; soft and steamy on the inside. 

A little nibble of a naked Tot told us both that a condiment of some type might enhance the flavor. The choices are many ….. from ketchup to cider vinegar, honey mustard to barbecue sauce, ranch to blue cheese dressing, and even hummus, spinach/artichoke or jalapeño dip.  Maybe merely more iodized, pink or kosher salt from a shaker or perhaps a touch of soy? Flambé had to try her favorite, Thai fish sauce on one of her Tots; canned salmon oil on another. But, alas, it was clear our condiment(s) of choice covered up the shredded potato taste of our Tater Tots. And Kat finally came to realize there’s a reason potatoes aren’t a staple or even a minor ingredient found in feline fare…… she was purrr-fectly happy to flick away the Tots and devour the fish sauce-coated salmon fillets, declaring, “Now this is a true delicacy!” And with both her appetite and curiosity well satisfied, Flambé headed to bed for a well deserved katnap.

So while Flambé is snoozing, run on down to your local grocer, buy a bag, and cook up a generous batch of Ore-Ida’s finest in celebration of lNational Tater Tot Day. Let me know how they turned out. And while indulging your inner child, consider these questions:  

–Are you a Tater Tot greenhorn, tenderfoot (newbie), dabbler, devotee,connoisseur?       -Do you prefer your Tater Tots piping hot, right out of the oven, or with a condiment?                   -How many condiments have you tried and what are your favorites?               -Based on your experience, what’s the strangest Tot topping you’ve ever had?          -Have you ever been to a dinner party where the appetizers include Tater Tots with little toothpicks and a dip buffet, or perhaps Totchos sprinkled with cheese over a bed of spicy jalapeños?                                   -Have you ever been to a dinner party, maybe even the same one just mentioned, where the main course is a Tot Casserole, Tot-Ka-Bobs, Chicken Tot Pie, or a Tot-Tofu Stirfry?                                       Have you ever been caught up in Tater Tot Mania or have had your fill & are ready to surrender?

Skewered Tater Tots and Veggies! “Tot-Ka-Bobs”, the healthy alternative! Royalty-free image from Dreamtime

Final Thoughts (Finally!)

If you just can’t bring yourself to acknowledge today as National Tater Tot Day, preferring your spuds in other more healthful ways, feel free to celebrate National Groundhog Day (did he see his shadow where you live?) or World Play Your Ukulele Day …… both fall on February 2nd!                           Hmmmmmmmm ….. Maybe I’ll compose a little ballad in honor of the Tot, and spend today strumming it on my uke! 

Footnote: After examining my Zentangle tribute to the Tater Tot, Flambé tried to sneak in another question, “Do koalas crave or even like Tater Tots?” But I reminded her that today we’ve barely had enough time to answer her first question, let alone two. And until National Teach Your Cat to “Google“ Day becomes a thing, she will just have to remain curious! 
Tot-Tot Until Next Time!

Final Footnote: Kat said the blueberry smothered Tater Tots with a side of whipped swirls, at center stage in my Zentangle tribute might just sway her to give Tots another try. I’m thinking that might appease her sweet tooth!

January 22nd … National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day!

January 22, 2024

Zentangle patterns used: Suru, Arrowtree, Snakehead Mushee, Cabbit Inapod, Taxiscope, Inapod, Bamboline, Cloudy day, Funny.

Who knew?    Apparently Flambé knew! And once she informed me of her January pick of celebratory “Days,” I knew …,,, and then wondered why this came as a surprise! After all, cats are insatiably curious, and Flambé is no exception. It’s just that we don’t always speak the same language …… her “mee yow” can be hard to understand, and my reply, “whah aht” must sound like Greek to Kat. 

“National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day is a day dedicated to playfully imagining that your cat is asking you questions and answering them in a fun and creative way. It’s a lighthearted celebration that encourages pet owners to engage with their cats.”

So when we woke this morning, someone must’ve gifted us a fully-functional universal interspecies translator because Flambé was speaking my language, and I hers!  Instead of her usual “mee-yow-yow-yow,” what I clearly heard was “feed me now, but not that dry kibble, a gravy soaked chow with juicy morsels to nibble.” 

While uttering and sputtering my flabbergasted reply, Kat hopped matter-of-factly into my arms. Looking me right in my left eye she said, “I have always spoken clear and precise English, as did my mother and her mother before her. It’s you who have stubbornly refused to listen. But it’s about time you reciprocate. Let’s celebrate National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day with this burning question ……. “

“Why are there so many rabbits in my yard?”

Of all the questions I could’ve imagined Kat asking on this wondrously unbelievable January 22, this one didn’t even rank in the top 100! But wishing to make amends for my years of misunderstanding, I not only acknowledged the exponential growth of bouncing and burrowing bunnies, but plunged through the literature in search of an answer. Here’s what I shared with Flambé:

“There’s nothing more exciting to a rabbit than a yard full of intentionally or carelessly cast away debris and other things. Rabbits don’t see your trash as junk. Instead they view your yard rubbish as building materials for constructing their underground burrows and nests.”

“Unless you change your rubbish disposal habits, you’ll continue to grow your collection of fuzzy yard rabbits!” I emphatically explained to Flambé. “And much much more sooner, way way before later,  underground crowding will force hiring a relocator to relocate the billions and billions of bunnies, and you haven’t got anywhere near enough money!”

Kat sighed with dismay, “I’ll lose all of my friends. But I agree that it’s time for my bad habits to end.” If it’s fine for a few fuzzy rabbits to stay, I’ll take away all unused rubbish today, ok?” And she purrrrred and purrrrred.

How could I look into those big emerald green eyes and deny Kat a few furry friends? So I said. “Of course it’s ok, especially on such a fun celebratory day.”

And we spent the remainder of the day gabbing about this and that;

we had a wonderful time!

What’s your favorite cat, real or imaginary? Do you speak “cat?” Does your cat speak to you? How did you celebrate National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day?

Chapter 231127: Flambé’s latest Misadventure ………………. Full Beaver Moon of November


Keep on reading to learn more about the November 27th Full Beaver Moon, concluding a “Full” year of named Moons. It’s been a fun trip around the Sun learning about the different names of each Full Moon and interesting facts describing our only natural satellite that lights up the night sky with her smiling face. Flambé has looked forward to the rising of every Full Moon, happy to share her cautious to exciting encounters with the cast of characters that name each month’s Moon. Follow the link below to read Kat’s conversation with a sleepy beaver who is about to fulfill her naming obligation for another year.

Continue reading “Chapter 231127: Flambé’s latest Misadventure ………………. Full Beaver Moon of November”

Chapter 231028: Flambé’s latest Misadventure ………………. Full Hunter’s Moon of October


Keep on reading to learn more about the October 28th Full Hunter’s Moon, some interesting facts about a top oceanic predator, and a near Misadventure triggered by Flambé. Luckily, Kat still has 6 of her 9 lives, and lives to take on the world tomorrow!

Continue reading “Chapter 231028: Flambé’s latest Misadventure ………………. Full Hunter’s Moon of October”

Chapter 230929: Flambé’s latest Misadventure ………………. Full Harvest Moon of September


Keep on reading to learn more about the September 29th Full Harvest Moon, Flambé’s interesting and delicious suggestion for an alternate Full Moon name, and New Mexico’s green chile harvest. It’s a spicy hot treat!

Continue reading “Chapter 230929: Flambé’s latest Misadventure ………………. Full Harvest Moon of September”