With the temperatures dropping and the sky getting dark earlier in the day, it’s time for me to change out my drapes from summer to winter. Usually, after storing the drapes in the basement, I take them to the dry cleaners before hanging them. But this year when I showed up with an armful of drapes …
The October 2025 edition of my KierDevils newsletter went out on Thursday, October 2nd. It includes the WAR short story The Haunted House. Enjoy! If you’re a subscriber and don’t see it in your Inbox, please check your Spam or Junk folder. For Gmail users, it might also be on your Promotions tab. If my emails are consistently ending …
Over the past month, I’ve been using my fidget cube a LOT. So when a friend mentioned that she was loving her CONQUERing fidget ring, I decided to try it out. It just arrived today and I can’t stop clicking it!Photo copyright 2025 by Vanessa KierThere are a LOT of fun options to choose from. Here, the founder …
“It’s quick and easy to set up your new cell phone,” they said. “Just use your old phone and transfer the data.” Yeah, not so much.And yeah, I knew better than to think it would be a smooth process. Memory is short, though. I’d completely forgotten any issues I encountered the last time I transferred data to …
If you have children that you need to talk to about grief and death, then I highly recommend the picture-book The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio. It’s a sweet, gentle story centered around Día de Muertos.
...I found these unusual grapes at my local farm store today and just had to try them.No, these aren’t mini-eggplants. They’re grapes! Photo copyright 2025 by Vanessa KierThey’re called Moon Drop grapes. And I can report that they are delicious. I was afraid they might be too sweet, based on the language on the bag, …