Good morning readers, it’s been a wild ride in April what with incredible movies coming out, Birdmoss boxes, gardening ideas, etc. As the earth turns the seasons change and we as people gotta keep in step and not stay still. However, it”s always nice to revisit a story long since made, kind of like visiting an old friend or family member, that is Practical Magic, let’s brew about it!
I remember watching Practical Magic and enjoying the story of a cursed family of witches, how their lives were constantly under persecution of what they were, witches, and of 2 sisters that broke it with their sisterly love. I really enjoyed how the magic for the most part was mundane, not the Merlin or Harry Potter explosive kind, but practical.
Now, the Owens, women are back and the trailer hints at a new threat bringing the Aunts and Sally Owens daughter in the mix. And OF COURSE, the HOUSE! I think whoever designed the house didn’t realize how many men would go through the pain and aggravation on trying to create that for their wife/girlfriend. I know I wanted a house like that, still do. From the trailer alone, it appears there’s a new man coming into the picture and trouble is a brewing for the Owens family.
Not much can be said as to WHAT it might be. However, the date is Set for September 11th of 2026. I can’t wait to put the lime in the coconut, for this one! But what are your thoughts? Have you seen the first Practical Magic? Have you read the book? I read it last year when my ears heard they were making a sequel. Let me know what you think!.
Good afternoon readers! Can you believe we are almost wrapping up the month of March?! Spring officially kicked off as of yesterday breathing new life into things that hve been dormant. Not just plants but new beginnings for all, like a trip you may have wanted to take or a business idea you left on the shelf/ project. It’s time to dust things off and activate them. I’m beginning a new adventure into a subscription box called Birdmoss, let’s brew about it!
Now, I’ve done QUITE a few box subscriptions, Mindful Souls, AphroZodiac, Tamed Wild to name a few, but while scrolling and doing engagement on Facebook I came across Birdmoss and had to check them out. I never heard of them before and loved how rustic their merchandise was.
So, I took the leap as this month’s box is the March Falcon box. Also, since it was my first purchase they had a limited time Welcome kit as well and it jut arrived today!!! The Welcome kit, was definitely welcoming! Trinkets with a touch of whimsy, poems and a craft to put together, honeycomb wax and wick to make candles.
Now, if you’re intrigued by the kit the BOX, is too die for! More handcrafted whatnots such as a peregrine pin made of wood and painted by hand, a grotesque, and more! This box too, held 2 crafts to not only give you something to do, but force you out of your daily ho-hum to adventure out in the the world.
YES, is it nice to get unknown surprises in the mail? OF COURSE! But what really set it off for me was that there are things to put together, such as a air-dry clay to press an impression in, which means, taking your butt outside! I think that Birdmoss gives a soft nudge to redirect our minds to calm it whether because work or life gets in the way. Maybe even an artist block and need another project to channel your energy before going back to where you left off.
All and all I’m very happy with my purchase, and I love the poems and articulate inventory list in the Falcon Box, extremely detailed oriented even, the box itself before you even open it has flare. Have you tried BirdMoss, yet? If you haven’t please check them out. I have placed their link below, let me know what you think!
Good morning readers!!! We’ve made it to April, time of rebirth in all things, plants are growing, animals and humans are being born, new ideas are forming and new paths are being imagined or created. All of over social media, different, places to explores, things to try and things to do have gone into overdrive, let’s brew about it!
I just so happened to be at the doctor office the other day, and I’m not one for being patient, so I began doom scrolling while I waited, BIG MISTAKE. I ended up saving and liking a lot of videos with D.I.Y videos, or food ideas. But a couple of them stuck out to me, and I got a backyard that’s like a blank canvas so much potential, just needs some paint to be executed so to speak.
I’ve drawn up so many different ideas, but the two that stuck out to me was the concept of growing things upwards. I like these ideas because it doesn’t take as much space away from the backyard and also, creates focal points to look at when relaxing in the patio or back yard its self. One idea was to create a raised garden bed with canopy using wire fencing or chicken wire for plants to grow up and around. I found this idea from The Purposeful You on Facebook, if you want to see more of their ideas.
Not only does, does the canopy create an easier way to collect what you grow but also, some refuge from the heat and sun during the day. A sort, of secret place to get away and watch the world around you. I blame Secret Garden from the 90s I’ve always wanted a secret place to hide and enjoy the beauty of the plants around me; it brings me peace and a place to ruminate and be creative.
Other idea, is very similar but the structure appears simple, a teepee structured with bamboo stakes. I say “appears,” because ONE I never tried to make a teepee and to it needs to be stable. But the whole idea is to create a way for a vine-like plant to grow up the stakes creating shade and a unique space. This one I found on DIY & Crafts on Facebook as well.
But what ideas have you seen that got you excited about trying? Or you currently in the middle of a project? Let me know what you think.
Good evening fellow readers! I hope everyone has enjoyed March, it’s hard to get into the spring spirit what with the weather flipping and flopping from freezing to hot, but this shall pass, right? We will all be able to enjoy a beautiful spring and summer here soon. BUT I’m not here to talk about the weather, I’m here to talk about Undertone, many people raved about it being the #1 horror movie for 2026, so let’s brew about it!
I had wanted to watch the movie when it first came out February 13th, because I mean what better way to spend a Friday the 13th then, to go see a scary movie!!! However, life got in the way and I had to wait until now. I’ve been super excited since I seen the trailers, I mean I always wanted to do a true crime or paranormal podcast myself, so I was vicariously living through these trailers UNTIL I saw the movie.
Now, it definitely had me jumping, it follows the main character, Evy, who’s living with her mother, who is in hospice care, she’s on her way out so, what does a grown child do? Take care of their dying parent which is a hard task to undertake emotionally, but a meaningful one, I know I would want to do that for my own parents. Either way, Evy is a co-podcaster with her partner in crime Justin and their next podcast is about 10 mp4 files they received from an unknown sender. AS the movie progress, things start to occur at Evy’s mom’s house that go from strange to scary as her and Justin delve deeper and deeper into the files.
This is where MY disappoint occurs, they DON’T do their research, they find out the names of the people on the recordings, they email the sender which comes back as a “return to sender” in other words its an email that they can’t get a response from, but why not trace the IP address? If, strange and spooky things are happening why not put a pause on the production of this particular podcast? Put it on the shelf, until you no more? The recordings of the woman on the file, Jessa, she’s saying things backwards, why not research it more cautiously instead of driving 100 miles an hour without looking where you are going?
But I digress, I believe that’s what the direction was meant to be for the movie, and wraps it up quickly without knowing what happens to Justin and no one sees what happens To Evy and her mother, because it’s off screen. It left me me wound up but nowhere to go from there. I KNOW 99.9% of horror movies don’t end well, but I think they could have taken it into a different direction. Maybe, it’s because I want to do a podcast that’s why I’m so salty?
I feel like the ending was very lackluster to be honest, sped up and wrapped because they didn’t know where to go from there. But what do you think? Have you seen Undertone? Did it give you a pause on the idea or do you think they could have delved deeper before everything spun out of control?
Good evening readers, I hope all is well! Can’t believe that next month it will be Easter. I had intended to write about the goodies I got from Birdmoss but I wanted to wait until both the welcome kit and the March box were both in my possession. So, I wanted to talk about a movie that I watched this week, and I fell in love with it, let’s brew about it!
The Beatles are timeless, their music transcending through time creating love and prosperity. I always enjoyed their music. I recently, watched Yesterday, which I get it, it is not a recent film, but I don’t know how I missed this. So, the story is about a struggling musician Jack Malik and his best friend Lily James whom also, happens to be his band manager. Jack is on the edge of quitting until, he’s hit by a bus.
For 12 seconds across the earth all the lights go out as Jack is suspended in air and by the time he lands everything comes back on. When Jack awakes he finds out The Beatles, don’t exist. How, do they NOT exist? Was it in those 12 seconds their whole career/ era disappeared? Did they cease to exist? My head was spinning, maybe not as much as Jack’s as he’s completely dumbfounded NO ONE knows what he’s talking about and think that he’s lost it.
So, where does our hero go from here? He plays The Beatles at his gigs and becomes a smash hit, is what he does and The Beatles phenomenon rises again via Jack, whom, is caught up in the storm he has created. While everyone that meets him say he’s a musical genius he’s struggling with the knowledge that HE didn’t create the songs and while his world is turned upside down and torn from his friends, Jack has to find and make his peace with this knowledge.
I don’t want to talk about the end because I want YOU to see it. It’s a fantastic movie filled with laughter, pain and hard decisions. Oh, and it’s not just The Beatles that have been wiped from existence, and it’s hilarious to watch Jack search the internet when something doesn’t exist. But what do you think? I’d love to see what your thoughts are.
Good evening readers, I hope your week treated you well. I had planned on writing about Undertone but I had to pivot due to unforeseen circumstances. I feel like Undertone is going to be just the tip of the iceberg in the horror movie genre, the reviews are insane. However, over the weekend I ended up playing Dungeons and Dragons aka D & D, let’s brew about it.
I never played D & D before but have always been fascinated by it. OBVIOUSLY I love stories, especially fantasy and adventure, but I’ve always been daunted by the LENGTH of the game play. I know that a game can last for months if not years. So, you can see my reluctance especially since trying to match schedules with others.
BUT the Stranger Things campaign is just the starter to open up a new world. The game doesn’t take long in fact it CAN be done in night if you have a whole afternoon available. The whole design is just amazingggg, so much detail, even for the character sheets have so much going on. I have to say my favorite part is that Eddie is a part of the design.
But have you ever played D& D before? Would you want to play/ If you havent I feel that the Stranger Things D & D would be a gateway to the thrilling world of D & D.
Good evening readers! I hope you enjoyed the month of February as I did. Horror movies, a cruise, etc, it was really jammed packed. But what about March? Let’s brew about it!
Kicking off the month of March is the Strawberry Festival! It is the last weekend so, if you’re coming to Plant City, Florida, make sure you join in on the festivities. I covered the festival last year and had wanted to bring it back in support of the community. Coming up on 2 years of living here, I really enjoy the tight-knit community and the events that are hosted here.
One of the biggest events and there are many at the Strawberry Festival, is the parade. Last year I focused on the rides and exhibits, but this year it was about the local community gathering together and celebrating. The parade is rather large in fact parts of the roads in Plant City get shut down just so it can happen. Local businesses, pageant queens, bands from the local schools, and one of my favorite organizations, The Rough Riders!
The parade was jam packed with music beads and candy were tossed, even books were handed out for kiddos, which I never seen before. Afterwards, it was time for some grub and grabbed a delicious Philly and fries before delighting in a funnel cake while carousing around the local wares.
The Strawberry Festival, is still ongoing until March 8th. So, if you haven’t gone before come check out the quaint but lively Plant City Strawberry Festival. You won’t regret a moment!
Good evening readers! If you were checking my posts on Facebook you’d have noticed yesterday evening that I started to jibber about going to see Scream 7. Well, I did and it was fantastic! Let’s brew about it!
I’ve been super stoked about the 7th installment since August of last year when Matthew Lillard made mention that he was going to be in the next Scream film. Immediately, I was ready to buy tickets, there’s been so much talk of the years and the fans finally got what they wanted, Stu aka Matthew Lillard. Also, I mean Matthew Lillard as a person is genuine and charismatic and as an actor, he’s phenomenal.
The newest Scream installment follows Sidney’s oldest daughter, Tatum, who is a bright young teenager trying to find herself while under the shadow of Sidney Prescott. Sidney herself feels unsure on how to raise her daughter away from her dark past. Unluckily, the past OBVIOUSLY catches up, because Ghostface. Now, you might ask how does Matthew Lillard’s character, Stu fit into all of this? Doesn’t Stu get his head smashed by a television set in the first movie? That’s where fans have been buzzing, saying Stu could have DEFINITELY survived that!
Well, it appears Stu DID survive the deadly blow, or so we are made to think so, questions arise that maybe Ai is being used to create Stu, but there’s also, mention of a John Doe that lived in a mental ward that had a serious memory loss. With the many twists and turns and a lot of blood loss along the way Tatum has no choice but to grab her metaphorical balls and be her own final girl trusting not only HER instincts but her mother, despite their shamble of a relationship. While her daughter fights to stay alive Sidney teams up with her long time friend and tenacious reporter, Gale Weathers; together they try to unmask the foreboding Ghostface, that just can’t seem to die.
I felt like the movie did well, it had me jump and scream(as it’s suppose to do). However, I know I usually spill the tea, but this time, I really want you to go see it for yourself. Also, not sure if your movie theatr is doing this but I got a free poster at the concession stand, and of coiurse I had to snag a Ghostface Popcorn bucket(this you will have to purchase). So, go get your lickies and chewies and tell me what you think.
Good morning readers! The trip was amazing! I would have been posting everyday but the internet connection was rough, even by phone. Once realizing this, I’ve been documenting the whole trip via Open Office into one big amazing piece. No need to slap on some sun screen for this, but grab your mug and lets brew about it!
Morning of, I was more than ready to shoot straight to the port, no work, no meal prep, and no cooking for the next 4 days sounds like a DREAM. Living in the Tampa area made it an easy trip to the port although the wait to get on the ship was a bit, BUT the wait wasn’t entirely boring as I got to see some of the stars before I checked into the room, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, and Brian O’ Halloran to name a few BIG NAMES.
The room is spacious! Not only that but 2 signed posters of Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes lie on the bed!!! One of which read “snoochin” on it, and the balcony spacious to read, write, and drink coffee. The ship isn’t sailing until 4pm but I was already over the seas with he posters and the lanyard I got when I picked up my key card for the room.
The ship set sail with a bang with Kevin and Jason saying a few words before Morris Day And The Time kicked off the trip! They can still wail! I have some video clips as well but what was really touching was the Prince tribute, whom passed away a decade ago. After the concert I rallied back to the room before the Podcast of Jay and Silent Bob Get Old started up. Which was hilarious, getting to know them and their life now.
The final act of the night was the Edumacation Podcast with Kevin Smith and Andy McElfresh, come to find out Kevin and Andy take walks together daily. Which one is really cool that they have that bond together, secondly, this is where they cook up ideas for comics that they work on together for Marvel and DC. Which there’s a comic that’s coming up in June, since Marvel has released the info NOW, I can say what it is the INTRODUCTION of Jay and Silent Bob: Jays of Futures Past.
Thursday, began with coffee, I may be on a ship but BrewFeeds is the name and besides brewing ideas, brew needs to be ingested before the doing or brewing of things can occur. Autographs from the JSB lineup was the first stop of the day and armed with the Autographed poster I made my way to meet Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, and Andy McElfresh who were all down to earth beings.
I really enjoyed learning some work out tips from Ethan whom, had his work out card deck to buy at the merch store. Fun fact Ethan’s work out card deck is set up where you can shuffle together to make interesting meals without getting tired of old baked chicken, which is an underlining goal I’ve been working for almost a year; side note I’ve lost 20 pounds in under a year and I have to tell you that I am feeling WONDERFUL. Yes, do I wish I’ve lost more but there’s no rush to the goal, it’s the journey as corny as that sounds. Plus, mentally, physically, spiritually I feel better AND I don’t feel uncomfortable in my clothes.
Next stop, the Comic Workshop with Marc Bernardin and Andy McElfresh. I’m not going to lie I brought my sketch book thinking we’d be getting down on some how to’s and sketching panels. But it was more of how to write/ create a story versus drawing one.
Q & A with Kevin, was not only heartwarming how down to earth Kevin Smith is. He treated each person with kindness and open heart. When approached about having a band’s music in one of Kevin’s upcoming movie he promised him he would look them up and have their music used. The big take away was the affirmation, that though we aren’t people that help our people by serving our country or other welfares of our country we still serve the people by creating an outlet to entertain and bring back the morale in individual lives. Being someone that likes to create it was nice to hear that though I’n not contributing by saving lives or protecting others, I am bringing joy and filling up other people’s cups.
After a full day and having missed breakfast, again, the ship was set up for Mooby’s, the fast food restaurant from Kevin’s movies the menu was set up for the iconic double cheeseburger, Cowtipper, chicken andwich, Cocksmoker Chicken Sandwich, the vegan option, Non-Moo Cowtipper and Hater totz, nd dessert options of Cow Pie Brownie and chocolate covered pretzels. I got the Cowtipper and Hater Totz which both were delicious and I love that there were a lot of different toppings you could add.
For the evening events watched Jason Mewes in his comedic show Diary Of A Man Child, Fatman Beyond with Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin, talking about their experiences in writing comics, and Q & A with the audiences.
Friday morning began, and yes we made it to port in Cozumel, Mexico! Originally, the trip was to go to Santa Maya, Mexico but because of bad weather we were taken to Cozumel. There was some excursions available but nothing that really peaked my interest and stayed near the ship. However, I wasn’t going to leave without getting some tacos from Three Amigos, now, I watched this movie when I was younger with my grandfather, but I’ve seen so many Three Amigos, I didn’t think anything of it until, I saw the mural on the wall and movie stills framed along the walls. The food was delicious, I got the quesabirrias, which is one of my favorite to get back at home in Florida.
After, getting some gifts to bring back home, I lounged around enjoying the pool side and even got to talk to Morris Day for alittle. The big event besides, being in Mexico, was the script reading of JSB of Jays Futures Past, read by the JSB actors with Kevin as the narrator. I can’t wait for the comic to come out! I want to get 2 copies, one to read and the other to save for whenever there is a convention with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. To top the night off a Pub Quiz with Andy McElfresh and Brian O’Halloran.
Saturday, after all the seminars and workshops I jut wanted to relax and roam, feeling a little over sensitized, decided to move about the ship at my leisure and pack my bag. Got more merchandise and to my great surprise more goodies from JSB. I never been so hooked up with goodies in one go that I can recall. Ending the evening with a performance by Cinnamon featuring Harley Quinn Smith, which was amazing and got a picture with Buddy Christ and Ming Chen from Comic Book Men. It was a great way to end the night.
All in all it was a great trip and as I sit comfortably back home typing the trip up it was a lot of fun eye opening experience and to think creatively and not about the mundane things back here. Which thoughts of home and things to do crossed my mind fleetingly and about work while on the trip, but it was nice to recharge my batteries. But I hope you enjoyed my adventure as much as I did.
Also, ANOTHER side note during this trip I found out what an upside down pineapple was BEFORE setting foot on this voyage, an upside down pineapple on a door means that the couple are swingers and are DTF, evidently, Jason Mewes recently learned this as well and spoke about it on Wednesday, which gave ME a wily idea, after seeing some cabin doors on my deck have erase boards and notepads stuck on the outside of their cabins for others to write on, I decided to tag their pages with an upside down pineapple and take a photo of my handiwork. I wasn’t going out of my way but if I happened upon one it was going down.
Good evening readers, less than a week and I’ll be on a cruise to Maya, Mexico. I can’t believe how around the corner it is. It felt so far away and now, it’s practically here. Went and got the bug spray, the hand sanitizer, sunscreen, water, etc, today. ShoutOut to Her Story on Facebook for the recommendations as I was drawing a blank like a flatline. Let’s talk about the people that I MAY meet on this cruise, let’s brew about it!
So 4 days out to sea with Jay and Silent Bob aka Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as well as a slew of the gang. There are loads of workshops, podcasts and games to get into. The ones specifically I’m wanting to get into is Jason Lee’s photography. I definitely want to bring more to the table not only here but the social media accounts in the photography and videography department. Luckily, I got a camera, just need to remember to charge it AND bring the charger!!!
A comic book workshop with Marc which, I love drawing and storyboarding but learning the art form in a comic style would be really interesting. There’s of course, Kevin Smith’s Q & A and blackjack and A Diary of A Man Child with Jason Mewes that would be fucking AMAZING and of course on the itinerary.
There’s also, movie screenings ( Mallrats) and themed nights such as pj night and prom night. I don’t know if I’m going to be under prepared, over prepared, but hopefully somewhere in between. All in all, it is a much needed vacation, been knocking goal after goal at work, but it’s time to let the creative side out, the explorer side, the wild side, and hopefully the relaxing side as well. What zaniness will be procured?
BUT what do you think? Have you been on a cruise? If you have been on a cruise what is your most memorable experience? If you haven’t what is one you’d love to go on?
