Karen’s Opinion

Since I knew we would be traveling to St. Louis last weekend, I was particularly interested in the blog post my blogging friend, Paige, put up on her wonderful blog, Lenox Knits. If you haven’t looked at the things Paige knits, I am warning you, you will have to buy one of her beautiful scarves. Anyway, Paige mentioned that she would have a booth at the Strange Folk Festival.

We decided that my husband shouldn’t do very much walking since he is just getting over a bout of tendinitis so we didn’t go to the festival. I am mentioning it here, on my blog, as a reference so that when we do get to go, I will have all the info.

The Strange Folk Festival showcases indie crafts and indie music. I didn’t really know the significance of the “indie” conotation so, of course, I used my Swagbucks search bar and did some searching. In the Urban Dictionary, indie is described as (n) an obscure form of rock which you only learn about from someone slightly more hip than yourself. I didn’t think that was quite the “indie” I was looking for so I went on to search at Wikipedia. There I found the following:

Indie is a shortform of “independent”
The indie design movement is made up of independent designers, artists and craftspeople who design and make a wide array of products without being part of large, industrialized businesses.

The indie design movement can be seen as being an aspect of the general indie movement and DIY culture.

Now that’s more like it! Yes, I believe the Strange Folk Festival is a gathering of artists who sell their handmade products. You can eat wonderful foods, listen to authors discuss their books and participate in the The Upcycle Exchange. Best of all, you can purchase beautiful, handmade items that will fill your life with pleasure while supporting the handmade movement.

It’s National Punctuation Day!

I have difficulty with punctuation. I must have been daydreaming while sitting in elementary school. I don’t understand when to use colons. What is the difference between colons and semi colons? When are hyphens appropriate? I guess at where to put the comma. I have no trouble using exclamation points! I might use too many. LOL

How are you doing with punctuation? Does it come naturally for you or are you like me, having to look up every rule? Am I the only punctuation illiterate out there?

In 2004, Jeff Rubin secured a listing for the day in the “Chase’s Calendar of Events” reference book, and National Punctuation Day was born. This year marks its seventh official celebration.

I hope he doesn’t read my blog.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of BH Cosmetics. All opinions are 100% mine.

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While my husband is resting his foot due to tendinitis, I am getting paper work done. My sister has been visiting and we were sewing and shopping and I just kept pushing the mail to the side. I finally got all the invoices checked in and paid some bills today. I actually went to the grocery. My husband has been doing most of the grocery shopping lately because he likes to cook. It makes it easier when he buys what he needs for his recipes. I love not having to go to the grocery.

I was reading blogs online and was reminded of the Fannie Flagg books. Have you ever read Fried Green Tomatoes? It is a fun book to read. Fannie Flagg is a wonderful story teller. I don’t usually reread books but Fried Green Tomatoes is one I enjoy reading every few years.

For now, I am watching Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard. I have never seen this classic! Gloria Swanson plays Norma Desmond, the aged silent film star who loses her grip on reality.