Treat or Treat
It’s tricky to be approaching October 31st and be anti-Halloween. “What! What is wrong with you Miss Pat? Are you against candy? Do you...
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Patricia Finn
Oct 263 min read
A Piece Of Cake
I love cake. Cake is not only delicious; it is art. When it comes to cake art, I am very conservative. I do not like the current trend to...
Patricia Finn
Oct 193 min read
I Miss Cookbooks
October is a scary month. Not for reasons you may think but because it is almost November. November is even scarier because it is the...
Patricia Finn
Oct 82 min read
Thank You Johnny Appleseed
It's fall and I can't wait to make homemade applesauce. Up North this is the season when we go apple picking. When I was living in...
Patricia Finn
Sep 303 min read
Did You Say, “Goat Milk?”
I am excited. National Coffee Day will be here soon. If you have been reading FINNICKY for a while you will know that it doesn’t take...
Patricia Finn
Sep 92 min read
Raising The Coffee Bar
Well, it is almost here. National Coffee Day is September 29th. I have been gearing up for this for months. I remember the coffee habit I...
Patricia Finn
Sep 33 min read
Order In The Classroom
Can you believe that school has started. Where did the summer go? In N.Y. schools wait until after Labor Day to incarcerate, oops ! I...
Patricia Finn
Aug 242 min read
Labor Day Contractions
If I were to ask someone under the age of thirty to tell me about Labor Day I would not be surprised if they began talking about...
Patricia Finn
Aug 123 min read
Ahhh Micanopy!
It’s summer and I need to get away. I need to come up with a travel plan that will accommodate both my limited budget and my fuss budget...
Patricia Finn
Aug 52 min read
Unmasked
Although Covid is behind us, I have noticed people wearing masks and can only assume that their mask experience of 2020 was a positive...
Patricia Finn
Aug 24 min read
Senior Jobs
A friend called and asked if I thought she should return to the classroom after retirement. Always willing to help a friend, I have...
Patricia Finn
Aug 22 min read
My Friend Gym
My body is something I tolerate and live with; it’s sort of like a sibling. I will now shock readers who believe they can improve their...
Patricia Finn
Aug 22 min read
Low Tech Alert
It’s a new year and I am phoneless. Last weekend my phone’s annoying alerts were reduced to a guttural groan and then silence. Life has...
Patricia Finn
Aug 23 min read
The DMV And ME
‘Retirement’ and ‘job’, isn’t that an oxymoron? I spent half of my adult life at home and then became a ‘displaced homemaker.’ I like to...
Patricia Finn
Aug 23 min read
The Right to Bare Arms
Beware, this is political. I have found my political identity. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. Limping to the beat of my own...
Patricia Finn
Aug 23 min read
Pet Day?
Ground Hog Day was last week. If you missed it, I am sorry. A day not to be missed. I try not to be negative but sometimes I compare what...
Patricia Finn
Aug 22 min read
And The Wining Name Is...
And the Winning Name Is . . . I love it when names have meaning. For example, the last name of Miser. Makes you think, doesn’t it? The...
Patricia Finn
Aug 23 min read
Different Strokes for Different Folks
I am a picky reader. A picky reader is not unlike a picky eater. Because I am a picky reader, on my last visit to the library I...
Patricia Finn
Aug 23 min read
Back to School - Back Then
In ‘the North’ summer was very neatly sandwiched between Memorial Day and Labor Day. School started after Labor Day and Labor Day marked...
Patricia Finn
Aug 22 min read
Two Cans And A String
Two Cans and a String I have never tried it, but I am told that two empty cans connected with a string will transmit sound. “Hello....
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