. 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 →
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 →
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 →
It’s All About Pi or Is It Pie?
Every March 14 (3/14), mathematicians, scientists and math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign pi (π), expressed most simply by the decimals 3.14. It is always fun to see the creative memes and comments that center around Continue reading →
Sibling Time
My family is VERY important to me. My siblings have become increasingly vital to my life especially after the death of my mom in 2020. I see so many families who have real rifts and it just makes me sad. I can just not imagine Continue reading →
Elevation: 8,516 Feet
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway did not disappoint. Chris and I jetted off for a few days of California sun and fun and one of our bucket list items was to visit the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway . We got an early morning reservation and Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – Meet Pete
. Welcome to Teapot Tuesday. Today’s offering is a new tea infuser that was pointed out to me by my future daughter in law. She sent me a link and of course I HAD to have him. Pete looked like the perfect steeper so Continue reading →
Fitting In
I saw the above image and it sparked some thoughts. That might be a scary thing. As sometimes happens a simple picture or word gets my little brain to thinking and in this case this little image of a puzzle with a piece missing got Continue reading →
A Bit of Goat Therapy
Goat therapy is THE best thing. My friend, Beth, has a connection with someone who owns a farm and who has goats. She asked me if I wanted to go check out the goats and of course I said YES! Because goats! . . . Continue reading →
Time for Some Splaining
Our trip last week to Palm Springs and Yuma was fabulous. A little sun and a lot of warm weather was just what we needed. The first part of the trip we stayed in a hotel and then we stayed with my brother Mark for Continue reading →