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New Movie: Inside the Mind of a Cat Laura: Whether you’re an ardent cat lover or just curious, Inside the Mind of a Cat is an interesting movie. Having lived with three cats (Ming, Kosmo and Diesel) over roughly 35 … Continue reading →

New Activity – Collin College Theatre Department The Collin College Theater’s production of “Lost Girl” was an “unusual” experience for us. We decided to go see it because it had been awarded the 2018 Kennedy Center Darrell Ayers National Playwriting … Continue reading →

Activity – COLORS We read a blurb about a new temporary exhibit called Prismatica, which was described as consisting of prisms that look like kaleidoscopes. Picturing a large exhibit where we could walk around and lights would be shining everywhere, … Continue reading →

Activity – CROSSWORD Puzzles We have always loved crossword puzzles. We both start our day with one regular crossword from a newspaper and we also do the New York Times Mini, Seven Little Words, Waffle and Wordle. Barbara adds Dordle … Continue reading →

New author – Chris Cleave Barbara: I usually am not crazy about English authors – although I love their television shows and movies- but the main characters in the book “Everyone Brave is Forgiven” had such wonderful turn of phrases … Continue reading →

New Restaurant: Bread Zeppelin Many of us know Led Zeppelin but how many of us have heard of Bread Zeppelin? We found this delightful place in Carrollton. Their schtick was serving salad in homemade artisan bread, with an option of … Continue reading →

We never got around to our A month reading challenge so this month we are doing both A and B. “A” Month Reading Challenge: Attend a talk, reading or open mic night — virtual is more than encouraged! — for … Continue reading →

Activity – BUTTERFLY HOUSE Laura had been to the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney but Barbara had not and neither of us had seen the Native Butterfly House and Garden so we were looking forward to … Continue reading →

New Restaurant – Anasofia’s Mexican GrillDiscovering a new place for lunch or dinner is always a fun experience – and Anasofia’s Mexican Grill in Plano did not disappoint. The food was quite good (the brisket omelette particularly yummy) and the … Continue reading →

A’s been a strange month. Covid has made it impossible to do much together and then Barbara went on vacation (more about that below) and like a snap, July is gone. We’re hoping to get the most out of the … Continue reading →