Family. Grilling. Swimming. Parades. Fireworks. This is what 4th of July is made of – right? Well – we all make sure to (and I believe it is mostly heartfelt, so I am not criticizing) make a statement on…
Read MoreThe Holly Hobbie Purse
Every time I clean my house, I dust a “trinket” that sits on the floor of my livingroom – a wooden, octagon, decoupaged purse. The decoupage is of Holly Hobbie. I made this purse sometime late 1960’s or early 1970’s….
Read MoreThe Difficulties of Mother’s Day
May. This is a month of many celebrations – high school graduations,college graduations, Memorial Day ….. MOTHER’S DAY. I have a love – hate relationship with this day – Mother’s Day. I love this day because it reminds me…
Read MoreINTO THE BUSHES
Let’s just make it a Funny Friday Renault Alliance Trilogy! We had that car FOREVER! It became the “junk car” that dad drove around town so as to not tie up the family van. It was also the car…
Read MoreOUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES
I am back in the Renault Alliance we bought while in graduate school. There are a number of memories that were created in that vehicle. Hey!!! FAMILY memories!!
Read MoreWHAT DO I DO WITH YOUR APOLOGY
Apologies…. they don’t happen as often as they should. And whose fault is that? Obviously…..well, you fill in this blank! As I was thinking about how poorly we apologize to each other, I am also reminded of how…
Read MoreHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Birthdays have always been important in our family. This celebration is something that I brought to our marriage – my DH family, while certainly recognizing the special day, didn’t have all the “hoopla” that my family attached to this day….
Read MoreTHE LOST ART OF CLEANING
The other day, our son, affectionately referred to as our “cellar dweller”, came home from his job and was detailing his activity. He currently works, part time as the Affordable Care Act makes it impossible to work full time in…
Read MoreA LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY
I have had the privilege to be present either during or shortly thereafter at a number of births. Four of them were my own, several were friends and/or folks from the churches where we served and two were with young…
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