Over the years when I have visited Lakeside, Ohio I have marveled at the architecture of the buildings that grace this small community on the shores of Lake Erie. One only needs to step inside the gates to observe the multitude of delightful cottages that Continue reading →
Fairy gardens are certainly the thing the past couple of years and my favorite Ohio town Lakeside has capitalized on the trend in a really fun way. This year when we visited in early June we were delighted to find that there was an actual Continue reading →
One of my very favorite pots in my collection had to be re-featured today on Teapot Tuesday because it is so unique. I have to admit I have never actually used it but maybe the next time I have my friends Marci and Lali over Continue reading →
Transitions of any kind are difficult. Transitions as a person ages are increasingly difficult. Today we are moving my 86 year old mom from a house where she lives pretty much on her own to an apartment in the “Big House” at Copeland Oaks. It Continue reading →
When we had a short stint living in Australia we had to learn some new words and terms for things. It was pretty easy to assimilate into a society where English was spoken but we found some of the words that they used a little Continue reading →
I never thought I would be writing to an inmate. I never thought I would be sending letters and cards to a blogger friend who was incarcerated. I never thought that one of the most generous and loving “imaginary friends” that I have met in Continue reading →
Today Chris aka Mr. Diamond and I celebrate 34 years of marriage. Who knew when those two 22 year olds got married the summer after college graduation that their lives would go on so many journeys? Who knew? Definitely not me. One of the things Continue reading →
Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani girl who decided at an early age to be an activist for change in her country. As a blogger for BBC Urdu she wrote about her life and the unfair and often inhumane treatment by the Taliban that occupied Continue reading →
