Owners of cats (and dogs) understand. The battle with fur is real. Owning a Siberian cat who has three coats including one very fine undercoat leads to a lot of fur. Maksim is really good about letting me comb him daily and I swear the Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – Perfect For a Reader
Teapot Tuesday features a great little bargain teapot that I found at the ReStore in Brevard. Aaron and I visited when he was here quite a few years ago now and we were doing some remodel work on the bathroom in the apartment over the Continue reading →
Eat The Pie
The last post I shared that Mr. Diamond and I were celebrating 43 years of marriage. We had a little get away to celebrate–just drove 2 hours or so to go to another part of Western North Carolina to get away and celebrate for a Continue reading →
43 Years and Counting
Today Mr. Diamond and I will celebrate 43 years of wedded bliss. For those that know us well, you know that we have really been blessed with a truly wonderful life. We are well suited for one another and balance each other. As we have Continue reading →
Summer Camp 2025
Fama and PopPops Summer Camp 2025 is over and all we have are memories. I decided to create a really simple scrapbook for Theo so he could remember the time he spent with us in picture form. It is super simple and no big deal Continue reading →
Garden Art on Teapot Tuesday
Over the years I have had quite a few items of garden art that has graced my outdoor spaces. From teapot bird feeders to wind chimes and more, I have had many teapot themed items over the years. This weekend I added another to my Continue reading →
A Little Time Travel and A Little Mystery
It is time for another edition of Beth Ann’s Book Reviews here on It’s Just Life. I love a good novel and this one, written by local author Katherine Scott Crawford, is one that will stick with me for a very long time. I was Continue reading →
Fingerprints on My Heart
If you look closely at that picture in the header of this blog post you might be able to see some fingerprints. I finally cleaned the doors today and all traces of those little fingerprints are gone but not from my memory as they will Continue reading →
Feeling Crafty on Teapot Tuesday
Today’s offering is not really a teapot but since it is tea related I figured it would be the right day to share a wreath that I made years ago. It was really an easy thing to make and I have had this wreath Continue reading →