WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #11 (now with la la las and maybe some words, plus more words)

Tim asked me how many Christmas movies I watched this year and I'm not even sure but the answer is a lot. Many. So many. 

Here's the best line I heard yesterday in a Christmas movie.  

"Is the Easter Bunny here?"

"No."

"Okay, good. I need to focus."

That interaction cracked me up. 

27 broken candy canes awarded to anyone who knows what movie that was from. Along with 3 stinky stockings and a handful of elf approved gummy bears. 

In other news, I failed to make it through this Wordless Wednesday. I might have to start Mouthy Monday. I'd be good at that one.

And that my Boogerbutts, is all that's fit to print. Wishing you all a yummy rest of the holiday season with lots of fa, la, la, las, along with a kickbutt 2026.

I dunno about you ... but I'm excited to make a few BIG changes in 2026.

Bring it on.

Huggs & Bugs, Me.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #10 (now with no actual words)

 

WORDLESS (wordy) WEDNESDAY #9

Welcome to another not so Wordless Wednesday. Brought to by me, someone who can't stop using words.

True story.

Also, today is not Monday. 

Also a true story. 

In other news, I wanna turn the bedroom into a winter reading wonderland. So far my idea is to include snowflake lights and books. That's as far as I've gotten.

Suggestions and ideas welcome.

In other, other news, I tried saying wordless wordy Wednesday ten times fast and I couldn't do it. But I did a little better saying, wordy wordless Wednesday. 

And that my Boogerbutts, is all that's fit to print. 

ALMOST WORDLESS WENDESDAY #8 (because I can't help it, some days I gotta have words)

What do I get when I mix one snow day, with a bucket of mud, wood from HD and pot of Annie Sloan original chalk paint? Athenian Black to be exact.

Happiness.

I get happiness.

Plus another new banner using the DIY black photography board and inverse square law (the rate at which light falls off), for the back. 

Happiness. 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #7 (now with more Wednesdays + new banner day)

Name this monster and win three rotten pickles, two dead mice and eight broken candy canes. 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #6 (now with extra words)

First up, a BIG shout out to Mari for posting Wordless Wednesdays. Check out Mari's Blog - she's always got something fun cooking and/or baking going on along with everyday life adventures and photographs.

Thank you, Mari.

In other news, the Bamix is getting a workout, ALDI's buck a bag for cranberries is back and I'm soon to use the stick blender to mash the berries before tossing them into the dehydrator. Some batches with local-down-the-road maple syrup and other batches without. 

In other, other news, I just hung my second pegboard in the studio space and I like it because it keeps stuff off the floor and with gear on pegs, easy to grab, use and put away.

Hot dog.

And that my Boogerbutts is all that's fit to print. Thanks again to Mari for inspiring me with this fun weekly post. 

We now return to our regularly scheduled Wordless Wednesday .... with extra words and maybe one skully. 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #5 (+ new banner day)

MACRO MONDAY - MONSTERS INC.

I found Monster Inc. minis at Five Below. Super small. Super fun. Five smackers for a box of six characters and other bits and bobs. 

Below I posted the BTS and what's nice about behind the scene stuff is I get to show you how I use inverse square law to create a black background. Inverse square law is the rate at which light falls off. 

In short, when my camera is set at maximum sync speed, the off-camera flash can't reach beyond the monsters, making the background look black - which also works with the DIY black photography board I placed the monsters on. 

Pretty cool. 

In other news, last week I bought a cheap stick blender and after a few days of playing with it, Smoochie Face ordered me a Bamix. The Bamix stick blender comes with useful accessories and four different blades. 

I have a long list of things to make on Tuesday and plan to spend the entire day in the kitchen writing, testing and playing. 

Beyond excited. 

Beyond.

And that my Boogerbutts is Macro Monday for this week. If you'd like to join me in close-up photography and macros, I'd love to see your photos. 

Until next time, cheers and boogie boogie. 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #4 (+ new banner day)

MACRO MONDAY - MS. MARBLES SAYS HELLO

I'm kickin' off the week with a Macro Monday & Close-Up Photography, post. Some Mondays I'll have words, other Mondays no words and then I'm sure I'll skip a few Monday as well. Anyone who wants to join in, I'd love to see your photos. 

Today's guest is Ms. Marbles. She's a marbled orb weaver and likes to hide under leaves, often attached by a single silk. She also likes to hide under other things and lemme tell you, Ms. Marbles is fast. 

Even Spider-Man would have a hard time keeping up with her.

In this photo Ms. Marbles is moving and I'm squatted nearby. My jeans are soaked because it's a soggy day. Not a complaint. There's something about close-up photography that when I'm in the wild, I forget that it's cold, wet and soggy out.

I love that.

In other news, it's a 3-day week for us, moving into a 4-day weekend. Hot dog and happy dance. 

And in other, other news, I got lemons a month ago, submerged them in water and stored them in the fridge. And guess what?

If you guessed that weeks later the lemons are in perfect condition, then you win three broken Christmas balls, two rotten eyeballs and a purple toothpick I found in my couch.

You're welcome. 

BOOGIE BOOGIE to all the BOOGERBUTTS

Today I'm showing off the newly cleaned out corner of the shared office/studio space. Before I cleared it, along the floor and against the walls stood wooden photography boards, bounce boards and black boards. Only my Barney Rubble feet kept knocking stuff over. 

Not no more! Nooooo. Removed it all and now there's a nice empty corner lot to shoot in. 

Not too shabby. 

A couple of you asked to see my camera and Big Bertha. My camera is a Canon M50 with a Laowa macro lens. Camera bodies will come and go but learning light and having a good piece of glass.

Now that's the good stuff. 

Big Bertha is seen best in the last photo. She's a strobe flash that fires from the trigger sitting on top of my camera. I click the shutter button and Big Bertha goes off. 

Very, very, very, VERY fun to play with off-camera flash - both inside and outside. For outside I have a speedlight. Very cute. Loads of fun. 

And that my brilliant and boo-teee-ful Boogerbutts is the end of my post. I'm about ready to crawl into the coffin for the night and this post, will go live at midnight. 

Wishing you all a Spooktacular Halloween with a GREAT BIG side of boogie boogie.  

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #3 (now with more scary clowns)

JASON vs THE NUN (coming to a blogfeed near you)

Dig these two minis from the Halloween calendar (from my recent Wordless Wednesday post). Tonight we'll open two more and then on Halloween Friday, we get one more to open.

So. Much. Fun.

In other news, yesterday I shot macro inside in the new studio space (pictures to come) AND I used the big honking off-camera flash. She's so big that I've named her Big Bertha.

She's a beast.

In other news, I am moving sllloooooooooow today. It's almost noon and I haven't gotten one ding, dong, thing done. Unless getting out of old jammies and back into new jammies and making a cuppa and writing a blog post counts.

I don't think it does. Unless ... I add those things to my TO BOO LIST and then scratch them off as done.

Yes. Yes, I can work with that. 

Here's mini Jason and The Nun. Had a bunch of fun shooting them this past week and I'm excited to see who we open tonight. Lots of pictures to come, for sure. 

For now, boogie boogie, Boogerbutts - Here's to a spooktacular weekend.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #2

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #1 (+ new banner day)

IS THIS THE BEST OR WHAT? (+ itchy feet)

Guess what I wrote? A Cinnamon Apple Upside Down Cake. Low sugar, no eggs, no dairy and all yum. With the oven fixed, I wrote a bunch of new bakes this week. 

It's wonderful.

You what's not wonderful? The in-door photography space isn't working. Plus, it's hard to keep me inside because my itchy feet keep taking me out for macro walks. Wait until you see the Marbled Orb Weaver I shot.

She's boooooteeeful.

That said, I was frustrated yesterday when I didn't have a proper place to photograph the Cinnamon Apple Upside Down Cake, and that aggravation is the fuel I'll use in the morning to make things work better. 

Tim's gonna help me hang the pegboards for vertical studio space, which should lessen the challenges of a small work room. Now I'm no longer The Grumpy Spatula and back to being The Happy Whisk.

Everyone wins. 

In other news, the new used camera arrived last week and I'm a snap happy fool, taking pictures of all things fall.

I BROKE MY CAMERA (spoilers, new used one arrives friday)

I broke my camera. Had a little cry. Tried to fix it. Failed. Then the best part, found a new used model that's only taken 1000 shots. She arrives Friday. Compatible with the lenses I already own. 

This is my happy dance. 

You can't see me but I'm smiling and doing the happy chair wiggle as I type. AND, I got a call from the appliance store and they gave me 400 smackers off the a new scratch 'n' dent washer. Not sure when that arrives. I'll know more soon when I go pay for it.

Not too shabby.

And that my Boogerbutts, is all that's fit to print.

Thanks for reading and boogie boogie.

PS: Alex asked about getting camera fixed and reselling it. I forgot to add, the video side of the camera works well. Should the shutter get fixed, I'll still keep both cameras because I'm at the point where having two cameras is gonna be sooooo helpful. One for just video, already set up and the other to go on macro walks and other projects.

Exciting stuff! 

Thanks for Alex or asking the question. 

AND..... (a good week it was)

Hello end of the week! Got a few good deals at Grocery Outlet, the repair man fixed the oven and I baked a killer pumpkin spice, sprouted spelt, no egg, no dairy all yum cake. The washer on the other hand is Frankensteined (for now), and next week the scratch n' dent models hit the floor.

Love me a scratch 'n dent room. That's what my oven is. She's not all shines and sparkles but the price was right and she bakes like a dream. With her a new ignitor, I'm back to working on the bake book and that my Boogerbutts is a good feeling. 

Two thumbs up for this week.

AND ....