Things I Don’t Understand.
I created this blog and the associated Facebook page to promote my writing and to let people get to know me. That’s why I write on all kinds of subjects that interest me from cooking to Star Trek and My …
Category: Fun Stuff
Fun and refreshments along the way.
Honey for my honey
Hello. This week’s blog is being written by me, Kristine, Dennis’s wife. That’s because this week’s blog is about honey. Once upon a time, Dennis and I had a home in Reseda, CA. We took lots of walks in the …
Back to the closet
We had a friend for dinner last night – no, not in the Hannibal Lecter way. Liz Carlie came over to be a guinea pig for a new recipe I wanted to try – Easy Pizza Casserole. Kris and I …
Taking a Break
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but sometimes my life feels like work, write, sleep, work, write, sleep, work, write, sleep. With the shutdown here in California, there are not a lot of places you can go out to for …
Christmas Memories
Many of my favorite Christmas memories go back to my time in college and after college when I worked at Toyville, an independent toy store with locations in Huntington Park, CA, and Downey, CA. For a couple of Christmases, I …
Having an AFOL Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! I’m having an AFOL Christmas. Hope you’re having the kind of Christmas you want. Dennis Amador Cherry 40th article completed. First Steampunk novel: 69,545 words.
The Holiday Season, a Perfect Time to Lose Weight.
Around this time of year, many people worry about gaining weight. They worry that the extra cookies and candy will increase their waist size. In order to avoid this, they curtail their enjoyment of holiday treats, thereby also curtailing their …
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99.44% PURE
The thing about most AFOLs (Adult fans of Lego) is they are very brand specific. No Mega Blocks, no Tyco Blocks, no Lepin (in China). Some ALOFs will make exceptions. Those exceptions are for things Lego doesn’t make. For example, …
All Aboard!
As I said last week, I took some time off from writing during Thanksgiving to build my Lego train from the ‘80s. The motor still runs, although it was a bit jittery at first. Here is the European transformer for …
Taking a Break
Recently I wrote about writer self-care and taking a break. This week, being Thanksgiving week, I’m giving myself a break. My oldest hobby is Lego. I’ve been collecting since I was four years old. I always use to ask my …