One of the things that I like to do is visit cemeteries. Now that may seem odd to you but it is something I have been known to do for a very long time. When we visited Abingdon, Virginia, I had the perfect opportunity to Continue reading →
Where can you go and watch a show for the admission price of vegetables, dairy products and livestock? In 2026, probably no place exists but in June 1933 the Barter Theatre opened with the motto “With vegetables you cannot sell, you can buy a good Continue reading →
. It’s time for a set of three mini teapots on Teapot Tuesday. I still have a few to feature and these three are cute examples of how tiny little teapots can find their way into tiny spaces. Now a close up look at Continue reading →
Every once in awhile there are things that make me pause and go “hmmm”. Chris and I had a wonderful anniversary weekend away in Abingdon, VA. We have driven by it many times, heard of its charming downtown and decided that this was going to Continue reading →
There are a lot of things that are events that happened on July 18th. Now before I get too far along let me tell you that I know that today is not the 18th. That would be tomorrow. But I am not writing a blog Continue reading →
I am good at giving advice. So good that I offer it for free. But sometimes I realize that I honestly need to take my own advice. Do you ever feel that way? One of my pieces of free advice is to make time to Continue reading →
Algorithms know what we buy, but they do not know what is in our hearts. Online shopping is so convenient. but it cannot duplicate the soul of a local, independent bookstore. Walking through the front door of a brick-and-mortar bookshop offers an irreplaceable feeling. For Continue reading →
If you were following me back in 2011 when I first started doing Teapot Tuesday you will remember this one. It actually was one of my earlier acquisitions. . I found this sweet set at an estate sale in Freeport, Illinois back in 1995 Continue reading →
I know I sound like a broken record, but I also know I’m not alone:. If Jess Lourey has a new book coming out, I am first in line to read it. She is one of my all-time favorite authors, and her genre range is Continue reading →
There is little doubt that in our neck of the woods there is one true sign that summer is in full swing. That sign is when McCall’s Farm and Produce has fresh corn. Thursday was the magical day that they had corn for the first Continue reading →
