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The Bird Feeder Camera: A Tragedy in Three Acts

By Hazel Thornton | February 9, 2026 |

Prologue I received a bird feeder camera for Christmas. What a nice gift! As a long-time watcher and feeder of birds, my main concern was that I had already cut back in recent years due to the number of critters it attracts that end up wreaking havoc in my yard and under my house and…

MORE Joyscrolling

By Hazel Thornton | January 30, 2026 |

I was struggling to put together my February newsletter. My writing group asked: What do you usually do when you’re stuck on what to include? I replied: Well, usually I have a new blog post to offer. But I haven’t been inspired to write a new one lately. Then I remembered that I’d been gathering…

Joyscrolling for your viewing pleasure

By Hazel Thornton | October 3, 2025 |

I keep hearing people complain about “doomscrolling”. It’s depressing and time consuming. But it’s not inevitable! I’m not sure if they get hooked on the gloom and doom in their news feeds, in the same way we sometimes can’t look away from a slow-moving train wreck, or if they just haven’t figured out how to…

Not all disabilities are visible

By Hazel Thornton | September 7, 2025 |

You may have heard the terms invisible illnesses and hidden disabilities. But if you don’t have one yourself, I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t think about it very often. I didn’t either until I was diagnosed with one that affected my mobility. This post is to raise awareness and offer resources. An invisible illness…

It’s not over for the Menendez brothers!

By Hazel Thornton | August 27, 2025 |

Parole denied Last week Erik and Lyle faced separate parole board panels in record-breaking 10- and 11-hour long hearings, in their bid for freedom after 35+ years behind bars. Both were denied. While that ruling disappointed all who support them, it wasn’t surprising to anyone who knew that parole is rarely granted on the first…

Why and how to write your own obituary

By Hazel Thornton | August 18, 2025 |

If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll be used to me talking about death from time to time. Planning my virtual funeral – who’s with me? Talking about death won’t kill you, LOL! “We Remember” our loved ones Is Swedish Death Cleaning for you? ‘Death Cleaning’ isn’t as scary as it sounds! (4 short…

Could You Live in a Van?

By Hazel Thornton | August 11, 2025 |

Once upon a time I wrote a blog post called Could You Live in a Tiny House? At the time, Tiny Houses were a trend both in real life and in the media. My perspective was based on having lived in a 200 sq. ft. small-t, small-h tiny house many years ago, long before I…

Stocking Up

By Hazel Thornton | July 24, 2025 |

I just stocked up on something that might not interest you in the slightest. But it gave me peace of mind. And I’m curious what items you have stocked up on, and why. In this post “stocking up” on something means to buy a large quantity of it, to have on hand for future use…

Inspiring Prison Programs

By Hazel Thornton | May 26, 2025 |

Now that Erik and Lyle Menendez are eligible for parole — Menendez Miracle #6 — it no longer seems pointless to think about what they might do when they get out of prison. Rehabilitation The brothers have said that they’d like to continue the work they started in prison. From Lyle’s resentencing statement: I have worked…

Mosquitoes: A Chatty G Consultation

By Hazel Thornton | May 12, 2025 |

  In my last post — Think of ChatGPT as a friend — I mentioned having consulted with ChatGPT (aka Chatty G) about mosquitoes: Chances are that mosquitoes are more of an issue for me than they are for you. For one thing, my blood type is O negative, which has been shown to attract…

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