"Just Us Girls"....
posted 27 days ago | 7 comments
Another weekend bites the dust. Funny how that happens, isn’t it? Even though I’m now retired, the weekends are still significant to me. Perhaps because that’s when I have the opportunity to see my children and grandchildren. I don’t work, but ...
Extras....
posted about 1 month ago, updated 1 minute later | 11 comments
No, not the nameless faces in a movie crowd scene or the toppings on a pizza…… I’m talking about people, and the little things they do, every day, for others.
Today was the day we had an appointment at the DMV. We rushed through a smog inspection...
Today was the day we had an appointment at the DMV. We rushed through a smog inspection...
Thoughts About Forgiveness....
posted about 1 month ago | 12 comments
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Author Unknown.
Forgiveness seems to be a popular topic around here these days. While I wouldn’t expect anyone to agree with me, necessarily, I think it’...
Forgiveness seems to be a popular topic around here these days. While I wouldn’t expect anyone to agree with me, necessarily, I think it’...
Opportunity...
posted about 1 month ago | 11 comments
I had no idea how much I would enjoy demolition until the kitchen project got underway. I really like tearing things apart, but I don’t really enjoy cleaning up the mess I make….
One way to afford a kitchen re-do is to do as much of the work as y...
One way to afford a kitchen re-do is to do as much of the work as y...
Golden Moments...
posted about 1 month ago | 15 comments
It’s quiet around here this evening…. I can hear an occasional referee’s whistle, or a groan, from the family room, where he’s watching football….and the squeak of my old oak office chair as I work on my projects. What’s missing is the kid, coming...
The Good Old Days??
posted about 1 month ago, updated 10 minutes later | 12 comments
Those of us who have reached a certain age, remember how things used to be….
I know people who are quite incensed that things have changed so much since they were young. They can sit and recall, for hours on end, all the wonderful things that the...
I know people who are quite incensed that things have changed so much since they were young. They can sit and recall, for hours on end, all the wonderful things that the...
Here and Now....
posted about 1 month ago | 11 comments
It’s quiet around here finally. Earlier this afternoon, Mckay and Noelle were playing “hide and seek” and running around the house. Perhaps out of boredom, or because they ate too many Christmas cookies….
They are gone now. My DIL picked up Mckay...
They are gone now. My DIL picked up Mckay...
The Very Best Gift....
posted about 1 month ago, updated 2 minutes later | 9 comments
Christmas preparations are kicking into high gear around here. The gifts are all bought and wrapped and under the tree. The stocking stuffers are tucked away in my closet. Today, we make gingerbread cookies and decorate the sugar cookies….
And I ...
And I ...
The Spirit of the Season...
posted about 1 month ago, updated 3 minutes later | 10 comments
Since the beginning of time, or at least, since humans realized that the days were shorter and the nights longer, in the winter, we have celebrated the winter solstice. Different cultures have recognized the time as a rebirth, of sorts, and celebr...
To Give.....or Not....
posted about 1 month ago, updated 1 minute later | 10 comments
I read today that Taylor Swift likes to buy presents for her friends. When they say they like something, she writes it down and gets it for them…. Very nice, Taylor. Of course, she also earned $45 million dollars this past year….
It isn’t the gif...
It isn’t the gif...
