I hail from a family of writers. It’s a nice thing to know that others who have gone before have been creatives who like to share their words with others. My great, great uncle, Rollo Walter Brown, was a prolific writer and by all accounts Continue reading →
Things Certainly Have Changed
As I prepare for Mother’s Celebration of Life on September 25th, I have been looking at old photographs. One of the things that my sister did years ago was the perfect gift. She had all of Daddy’s slides converted to digital form and so I Continue reading →
Happiness Counts
Yesterday was all about Crabby Appleton. I decided today I should write about happiness. How about a book to help keep the happiness going? This one is called 14.000 Things to Be Happy About I love this book. The author, Barbara Ann Kipfer, started writing down Continue reading →
Crabby Appleton
Who remembers Crabby Appleton? I read the fabulous book Litani by the amazing Jess Lourey earlier this week. If you are a lover of mysteries, spooky and scary and disturbing, this is the book for you. The book comes out officially next month and is Continue reading →
95 Napkins
95 napkins. I cleaned out the napkins from the car and there were 95 unused napkins. They have overrun the car. Now this is not MY car. This is the car that belongs to the hubby. I don’t think I have more than 10 in Continue reading →
The Perfect Gift
I have had the privilege of making a lot of friend over the years. Moving around has its perks. Having a husband who has had different jobs over the years has helped with some of those perks as well. Last week I received a package Continue reading →
In A Blink of An Eye
Just like that. In a blink of an eye. I am an AARP member. How on earth did that happen? A couple weeks ago I had a mammogram (important for all the ladies out there) and in our conversation when I was filling out paperwork Continue reading →
Why We Celebrate Labor Day
Labor Day is so much more than the end to summer and cookouts and gatherings. Of course this year the holiday weekend still looks a little bit different – at least for us it does. Covid has not gone away so we are not gathering Continue reading →
Things I Am Loving
Today is all about things I am loving lately and my lucky readers get to share my happiness with me. Aren’t you the lucky ones? Usually I share products that I love but today’s post is a little bit different. Bear with me. First up Continue reading →
The Ultimate Sacrifice
Please remember these brave men and women’s families in your prayers. I can not begin to imagine the pain and sense of loss they must feel at this point or when they got word that their loved one was a casualty in the Kabul bombing Continue reading →