If you have read the bestseller Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, you might know what that title is all about. I won’t ruin the story for you if you haven’t read it and you definitely need to. I have read the book once and Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday at The Museum of the American House Cat
Today a look back at a trip to Sylva, North Carolina where Chris and I happened upon a delightful place. One of the wonderful areas in the Museum of the American House Cat included a section with cat teapots and tea kettles. Of course I Continue reading →
Date Night Bingo: How I Convinced My Husband to Visit the Bookstore (Again)
Don’t get me wrong—I love flowers and chocolates as much as the next person. But over the last few years, Chris and I have realized that a low-key celebration suits us best. After all, he’s my sweetheart every single day; we don’t need one specific Continue reading →
Growing Up With Church Ladies
One of my favorite authors, Sean Dietrich, wrote a little column about church ladies on Thursday. If you want to have a fun read, click here to go directly to his post. He put my childhood in words. Much better words than I can put Continue reading →
Words Matter
Words matter, don’t they? Sometimes I don’t really think about the impact that my words may have on others but words have the ability to either build up or tear down and I would much rather be a builder upper than a tearer downer. I Continue reading →
It’s All Hearts on Teapot Tuesday
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner it is time to feature a teapot that is all about hearts and love. I have a lot of red teapots in my collection but this one is one by Sadler that just screams Valentine’s Day, don’ t Continue reading →
What Makes Me Happy – A List of Childhood Memories
I have been working through my book 52 Lists for Happiness and one of the lists that is included is to list things that made me happy as a child. It’s a great exercise to make lists and it is even better to remember childhood memories Continue reading →
Life Interrupted
Did. you ever feel like your plan got diverted and your life suddenly became complicated and not anything like you had planned? I am not saying that anything is horribly wrong in my life — that is absolutely not the case but the recent two Continue reading →
AI Life
AI is everywhere these days and the latest trend on social media is to have AI create a picture of you according to what it knows about you and the occupation. Well, since I am not currently working I just asked it to create a Continue reading →