7/17/2026

Weekend Traffic Jam - Week 165

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot!
My posts for the link up will go live on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. EDT or, if you live in the future like I do, on Fridays at 3:30 a.m. CE(S)T.


Do you remember the cartoons of Charlie Brown writing to his penpal? Sometimes he was brave and used a pen instead of a pencil and you could tell by the inkblots generously distributed over the paper.
For my birthday, I got a set of colored inks which also included a glass quill, something I had wanted as a teenager, but never got for myself. My first attempt reminded me very much of Charlie Brown, not so much because of ink on the paper, but my hands - and not even from writing but from taking the rubber stoppers out of the tiny glasses. It was as if there were tiny scared octopuses in there!
I'm very slowly getting the hang of writing with it, though, so that's something.


It looks like I was fingerprinted, but
I promise I'm just clumsy.

Now, are you ready for the weekend?

As part of the reboot, we will be featuring a different blog every week.
How about stopping by and saying hello? Let them know we sent you.


This week our spotlight is on Sonata Home Design.


Missy from Sonata Home Design says: "Hi, I'm Missy and I believe decorating a home isn't about following trends...it's about composition and courage! Courage to embrace yourself!
After more than 35 years as a music teacher, I now teach a symphonic approach to home design. I help you compose rooms filled with color, harmony, and joy using the very same principles I spent decades teaching in the choir room. ...
Through Sonata Home Design, I want to inspire you to embrace color with joyful courage and create a home that feels good to the soul. Let's explore the world of design and DIY together!"


Marsha from Marsha in the Middle started blogging in 2021 as an exercise in increasing her neuroplasticity. Oh, who are we kidding? Marsha started blogging because she loves clothes, and she loves to talk or, in this case, write!

Melynda from Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household - The name says it all, we homestead in East Texas, with three generations sharing this land. I cook and bake from scratch, between gardening and running after the chickens, and knitting!

Lisa from Boondock Ramblings shares about the fiction she writes and reads, her faith, homeschooling, photography and more.

Cat from
 Cat's Wire has what she calls a jumping spider brain. She has many interests and will blog about whatever catches her attention - crafts, books, old movies, collectibles or random things.

Rena from Fine Whatever Blog writes about style, midlife, and the "fine whatever" moments that make life both meaningful and fun. Since 2015, she's been celebrating creativity, confidence, and finding joy in the everyday.


Here are some of my picks from last week's link up.


Judee's Moroccan cauliflower dish looks so good!

I love poppies. So does Jeanne.

Esme has some spice in a carrot cake for us.

Lydia has some thoughts about exploring.


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6 comments:

  1. My travel buddy paints silk scarves with special inks. I've taken two classes from her, and that's exactly what my hands look like!

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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    1. It makes me feel like a second grader again!

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  2. This sounds like something that forces you to be really calm and patient which is always I good thing, I think.

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    1. I'm thinking about taking all the rubber stoppers out and store the glasses upright. I would be very colorful for a while, but maybe not so much in future!

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  3. Another lovely party. Happy Friday!
    Amalia
    xo

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