Mary's Ramble

I found these paper dolls by Kyle Hilton via Jane Austen's World . I just love the "assortment of emotions" for the Dowager C...

Here's an adorable film from 1908, courtesy of the British Film Institute . I wonder if I could teach my dog this trick...

I found a special treat in the mail yesterday: My parents sent us all valentines postmarked in Valentine, NE ! There's even a spec...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off   is one of my favorite movies, so I was super excited to see this commercial . Part of me wishes it was a whol...

DORK TOWER, Tuesday, January 24, 2012  (Click through to see the full-size cartoon) True, I'm waaaay behind on Dr. Who and I haven...

Just like birds on a wire , I'm a sucker for pictures of the Eiffel Tower against a sunset. This one is by Flickr user   [phil h] .

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When I read this post last night just before bed, I immediately emailed myself the link with the note "OMG YES!" The whol...

Photo By  Hal Dick An interesting read: "If they made a movie about your life, would it be titled, It’s a Won­der­ful Life ? Or ...

Here's an interesting list by Keri Smith . I've seen it floating around a bit lately and find it eye-opening every time I come acro...

I don't pay much attention to the TV show Revenge , which is probably why I never noticed this chair until last night (according ...

After last year's Super Bowl commercial , Volkswagen apparently thought they'd keep going with the Star Wars theme. I'm not c...

Pearls Before Swine Comic Strip, October 02, 2011 I've definitely had that problem before...maybe not quite so bad as "Bean D...

A friend posted this on Facebook earlier today. If you like Downton Abbey , you'll get a kick out of this. I just love the Dowager Count...

Potential :  via XKCD

I'm trying to check in and keep track of what I did over the last week, so I have something to look at when I start to beat myself up fo...

Unfortunately, "Staring out the window" seems to have been replaced by a circle marked "Staring at a screen" and the in...

"It is reasonable that a man should be something worthier  at the end of the year than he was at the beginning." — Henr...

I hadn't thought about this quote in a long time, but it's one of my favorites. I came across the quote again the other day on a Tu...

We're having a nice quiet Christmas at home today.  I hope your holiday is special and blessed.    Missing a white Christmas ...