I inherited my love of making greeting cards from my mom. From 1951 when my parents got married until 2015 she kept the tradition of making handmade Christmas cards to send to friends and loved ones alive. At times their mailing list exceeded 200 people Continue reading →
Christmas will be here in 8 days so what better teapot to feature than this fairly new to me teapot shaped like a Christmas package. Isn’t it adorable? . . . A nicely wrapped package with a tidy bow and berries with greenery makes this Continue reading →
Joy. Joy is all around us. We only have to open our eyes and observe. Joy is FaceTiming with our new grandson, Theo, as he sleeps on Micah’s chest. Joy is seeing the lights shine on our deck Christmas tree. Joy is a group of Continue reading →
I am feeling nostalgic today and perhaps it is the upcoming holiday season that is prompting that feeling. Whatever it is I had a little trip down memory lane as I found some pictures that made me smile. Growing up we always seemed to have Continue reading →
Life is just a little bit more difficult today. For my family it is because my mom is slipping both physically and mentally. The dementia that she has struggled with for years is raging and her cognitive abilities are really diminished. Her physical health has Continue reading →
Last week I shared about our fabulous Christmas tree on our back deck. I was feeling pretty darn proud of how it turned out and how much fun it was going to be for the birds to discover the pine cones I had placed on Continue reading →
It goes without saying that I had to have an Advent calendar of my own this year to complement the Advent calendar I got for my cats. How could I let them have something to look forward to and not include myself in that? So Continue reading →
I was really excited to decorate for Christmas this year. I haven’t really decorated much the past few years as we have been elsewhere for Christmas. But not this year. This year I am going all out with the outside lights, the inside decorations and Continue reading →
Our lake is getting dredged. It is a big deal. Seriously. In the big scheme of things I guess it really isn’t but on our little end of the lake it is happening and will be happening for quite awhile. We live in a gated Continue reading →
Growing up we always had some kind of Advent calendar. There is just something about the magic of opening a little door to reveal the surprise that is tucked away hidden from little eyes. Today it seems like there are all kinds of Advent calendars Continue reading →
