Do you know the story of the death of Isadora Duncan? She was an American dancer born in 1877 who died tragically in Nice, France in 1927 when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car that she was riding in. Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Thursday Appointment
Sometimes something I see on the internet just hits me hard and today I am sharing. a video that did exactly that. Hope you find something positive in this short video as well. I have read a few posts that share more about some of Continue reading →
Friendship
When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don’t stand still and look around On all the hills I haven’t hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is Continue reading →
Happy Australia Day!
Today is Australia Day. For those of you that don’t know why I started this blog I owe it all to Australia. You see Chris took a job over 7 sugar mills in Australia in 2008 and as a way to keep friends and family Continue reading →
Tea 101
From time to time I like to take a look at some of my tea books that I have on my bookshelf. I recently replaced them after I put the Christmas decorations away and it made me happy to see my little collection of tea Continue reading →
Oh For the Love of Closed Captioning
Pandemic binge watching has been a thing in my life for the past couple of years. We have subscriptions to several streaming services and we have done our share of binge watching different shows. One thing that I have gotten used to using is the Continue reading →
The Elusive Perfect Banana
Apparently the perfect banana is difficult to find. During the supply chain issues, COVID staffing issues, and having someone else pick groceries out for curbside pick up I have been missing the perfect banana. My last bunch of bananas was totally green. I forgot to Continue reading →
Positive Thinking
I like to think that I am a positive person. A glass half full person. I usually am but honestly – everyone has down days and days when we doubt our own self worth, right? Chris got me this little daily reminder book for Christmas Continue reading →
Snow Day (s)
As predicted we got a big snow. I don’t mind one snow a year. It makes us all slow down a little bit and it really is pretty in the mountains with the snow covering everything. We didn’t lose power and we have a reliable Continue reading →
It’s Snowing on Teapot Tuesday
It’s been a week of snow fall here in the Western North Carolina mountains. That means I need to bring out the snowman teapot that has become my go to for snow days. I just love how cheery he looks and that cardinal on top Continue reading →