Our recent brush with the wildfires so close to us has gotten me thinking. A lot. What I have been thinking is how I respond in the face of a crisis and what is helpful and what is not. There are a lot of lists Continue reading →
April 4, 2025
April 3, 2025
From Forests to Firefighters-Comments for a Cause
Who knew back in the first part of March when I chose The National Forest Foundation as my recipient of Comments for a Cause that it would take on an even more significant meaning for me and for many in our area? Certainly not me. Continue reading →
April 1, 2025
Teapot Tuesday
. This little teapot in my collection loses its head every single time I use it! Who would ever think of having a chicken teapot? Well, me, of course. . . I think this one was born to be next to this Longaberger basket Continue reading →
March 31, 2025
Answered Prayers
Anxiously waiting For the skies to open up Rain beautiful rain Thanks to all of you out there who read and responded to my post Friday about the wildfires in South and North Carolina. I am thrilled to report that Sunday we finally began to Continue reading →
March 28, 2025
Life (and Blog) Interrupted
Sometimes life throws a curve ball and you just have to go with it. 6 short months ago we were dealing with Hurricane Helene and now we are dealing with wildfires. Our trip to New Jersey ended with growing concerns about the wildfires that were Continue reading →
March 21, 2025
The Difference One Life Can Make
Today will mark 6 years since we lost Chris’ brother Carlton. He died one month shy of his 50th birthday on World Down Syndrome Day. That seemed appropriate that he left on a day that honored him. This is the first post I made in Continue reading →
March 20, 2025
Coachella Valley Preserve
One of the things that Chris and I wanted to do on our trip to California was to do a little bit of hiking. We found a “palm oasis” that we really wanted to see in the Coachella Valley Preserve. Knowing it was going to Continue reading →
March 19, 2025
What’s Your Favorite?
. As I was preparing to make some cookies for an upcoming Book Club / Tea Party I pulled out my favorite cookie cookbook that was handed down to me from my mom. I love having so many cookbooks from her and from my Grandma Continue reading →
March 18, 2025
St. Patrick’s Day Teapot on Teapot Tuesday
I have shared my Shamrock Teapot before on Teapot Tuesday but it is time to bring it out of storage and share it again. It is the perfect teapot for this week with St. Patrick’s Day upon us and it always makes me smile to Continue reading →
March 17, 2025
Another Storm, More Devastation
I think that it is a pretty normal reaction to get a little bit panicked when a storm is coming and you have already lived through a hurricane. I think it is how our human nature is — if we survive some kind of horrific Continue reading →