I live in a very caring community. My immediate neighborhood of Connestee Falls is amazing and always the first folks to pitch in when there is a need. Our larger community of Brevard is a close knit thriving community with more non profits than you Continue reading →
I found this post I wrote in 2017. I had completely forgotten about this incident and that I wrote about it. It hit me hard that I had forgotten something as miraculous as this and I thought it was time to share it again. In Continue reading →
Gone are the days of receiving and sending 150 Christmas cards. My list this year, although I intentionally wait until the new year rolls around to get them mailed, has been cut dramatically. I can’t believe how few we received this year and every year Continue reading →
I found this inspirational quote last year and reposted it on Facebook this past week. I got a lot of “likes” on it and I agree. It deserves a lot of likes. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a well known American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator. Continue reading →
Living in the mountains of North Carolina is pretty fabulous every day of the year. One of the bonuses is the number of great pottery artists that make their homes here and have their shops sprinkled all around. Almost every local shop has some type Continue reading →
Forgiveness. Sometimes forgiveness is difficult and when it comes to forgiving myself I find that I am horrible at it. Events that happen, things I have said, actions that I have done that have not been received well or have been inadequate haunt me. I Continue reading →
A lifetime ago I was an avid counted cross stitch addict. If I could stitch it, I did. I made gifts and a lot of things for our own home. I still have a few of them hanging around in the house we are in Continue reading →
The Christmas decorations are finally all taken down and put away in the garage. The bags and bags of donation items in the garage are finally sorted and organized for donation. My car is filled with stuff ready to drop off and will be filled Continue reading →
Sometimes life throws curve balls. Sometimes the path that appears in front of me is unexpected. There have been quite a few things that I have done over the years that I never thought I would do. Living in Australia has to top the list Continue reading →
Teapots need to be cozy. What does that mean? It means that to help keep that lovely amber liquid warm and at the right drinking temperature a cozy is often placed over the teapot to keep it warm. I have several of these teapots in Continue reading →
