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Oatmeal v Porridge: How to Make a Bland Meal Interesting

By Marla on Friday, May 3, 2024
"Oatmeal v Porridge" title atop a bird's eye view of oatmeal toppings at the Home2 Suites by Hilton breakfast bar in Houston.

Oatmeal v Porridge. Seriously, is it possible to make this bland, time-less food staple interesting? Yes, possibly. Oatmeal verses Porridge. What’s the Difference? It didn’t occur to me when I started writing this article that there are two ways to look at the Oatmeal v Porridge question. One: Ingredients A quick trip around the internet …

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Cancer Awareness Ribbons: How to Discover Which Color Represents Which?

By Marla on Thursday, April 25, 2024
"Cancer Awareness Ribbons" title atop a a closeup of Chihuly glass at the San Antonio Public Library.

Cancer Awareness Ribbons are something we’re all aware of, right? They’re an excellent way to show our support for people struggling with terrible diagnoses. I am aware this simple symbol of a looped color ribbon is also worn to demonstrate solidarity with a wide range of notable causes and other human conditions. This particular post …

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New Toothbrush: Traveling with My Parents

By Marla on Friday, April 19, 2024
"New Toothbrush" title atop a colorful starburst quilt.

I recently took a short trip that included a two-night stay in a hotel with my parents. Without giving away too much personal information, they’re in their mid-eighties and in pretty great shape. This post includes an affiliate link. Details here. When taking roadtrips, such as this one, I have a tendency to take everything …

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Read 24 Books in 2024: A Way to Keep Track

By Marla on Thursday, February 29, 2024
Books standing on edge with word "24 Books in 2024".

Read 24 books in 2024, that’s my goal for the year. And here’s a chart with my black-out BINGO! My groovy friend, Donna Jo, texted me on the first day of January to wish me a Happy New Year. In our text thread, she asked me about my New Year’s resolutions. I hadn’t given it …

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Empty Theatre: A Royal Satire with a Glücklich Twist

By Marla on Saturday, February 24, 2024
Neuschwanstein Castle, shrouded in clouds, beyond the Bavarian buildings in the German village of Hohenschwangau.

Empty Theatre, by Jac Jemc, is a historical, quick paced satire starring two European royals trying to live their best lives. The alternate title of the book is The Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connection and Beauty Despite the Expectations …

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The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel Review

By Marla on Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Fabulous Read | The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon | MarlaMcCarty.com

I enjoyed The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. I chose this novel at my book club’s Christmas Book Exchange. My friend said it was recommended to her by a college student from England who fell asleep reading it on a train.

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San Antonio DRIVE THRU ZOO with My Three Kids

By Marla on Tuesday, May 5, 2020
View of the San Antonio Zoo feature photo | Drive Thru Zoo | MarlaMcCarty.com

I can’t even tell you how excited I was when the post for the San Antonio Zoo‘s first ever DRIVE THRU ZOO came across my Facebook feed. Apparently I wasn’t the only one. The event sold out within a few hours.

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Single Ply Predicament during CoVid-19 Pandemic

By Marla on Thursday, April 23, 2020
¡Que lastima! Single Ply Toilet Paper Predicament during the CoVid-19 Pandemic feature photo | MarlaMcCarty.com

Y’all, I’m having a first world problem. My family has been reduced to using single ply toilet paper. I know. It’s a pity. When news of empty household paper product shelves at all the grocery stores started filling my Facebook feed, my husband and I looked at each other and asked, “do they know something …

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Travel to All Fifty States in the United States of America

By Marla on Saturday, April 18, 2020
Traveling to All Fifty States in the USA feature photo of postcards | MarlaMcCarty.com

Like so many others, traveling to all fifty of the United States of America is on my life’s list of things to do. So far I’ve been to thirty-four! With the CoVid-19 stay-at-home orders and all, I’ve spent some time trying to figure out how to get to the other sixteen once everything opens back …

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Seeing America: Sixteen States Still to Explore

By Marla on Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Travel Countdown: Sixteen States to Go feature photo with vintage suitcases | MarlaMcCarty.com

Yeah, yeah. Traveling to all fifty states of the United States of America is not an original idea (both of my parents have already done it), but it is something I’m working on. So far, I’ve been to thirty-four states.

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Marla McCarty is a writer, artist and daydream believer.
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