Today marks the birthday of Amelia Earhart, the aviator best known for her mysterious disappearance in 1937. But she was so much more than that. She was the first woman- and only the second person ever- to fly the Atlantic solo. She founded the Ninety-Nines, a non profit designed to promote and support women in aviation. She was a fashion… Read more »
There has been a weird surge of “Trad Wife” content on social media. “Trad” of course is short for “traditional”. These accounts/ channels show women as merry housewives tending to several photogenic children, baking goodies from scratch, often tending to chickens and a huge garden, and generally cosplaying as June Cleaver. Before we go any further, I have nothing against… Read more »
This week we celebrate a very special milestone at Casa Palmer! July 18th marks the one year anniversary of Oreo’s arrival in our home. Pat saw Oreo – then named Hershey- was up for adoption at a local shelter and instantly knew he wanted to add him to our family. He had been talking about getting a male cat for… Read more »
Are you in the approximately 25% of people who have fovea buccalis? Don’t worry if you do- it’s not a bad thing! That is just the medical term for dimples! Dimples are actually a birth defect! They are caused when the zygomaticus major facial muscle in your cheek doesn’t form properly in utero. There are two sets of muscle tissue… Read more »
My husband Pat and I spent a few days in Miami at the end of June. We hit up an autograph show, we spent time with old friends, made new ones, and took in the sights. We had a great time! I was looking for just a nice getaway, and it was that for sure. But it turned out… Read more »
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade there has been a lot of activity within the pro-life movement. My opinion on this topic is well documented, so I’m not going to get into that today. You can read it here if you’re curious: https://beckypalmer.me/?p=1849 . Instead I’m going to focus on a newer player in the pro-life space. Traditionally there… Read more »