Our area of western North Carolina is famous for many things but one thing we have in abundance are apple orchards. Chris and I have made many treks to different ones over the years but this year we elected to go to the one that Continue reading →
o·ver·look verb past tense: overlooked; past participle: overlooked /ˌōvərˈlo͝ok/ 1. fail to notice (something).”he seems to have overlooked one important fact” Have you ever felt overlooked? It makes you feel small and insignificant. It makes you feel less than. I try really, really hard to not overlook people. Really Continue reading →
Home. Home is a lot of different places for a lot of people. It can be a specific place. It can actually be a lot of places. The definition of home is so different for different people. This past weekend Chris and I went home. Continue reading →
I pulled a box of Splenda out of the pantry to restock my supply and I was surprised to see some different writing on one side of the packages. I was struck by how happy some of those little messages made me as I looked Continue reading →
A repost but one that makes me smile. Not sure if you can guess what this guy is –at first I thought he was a pirate but he might be a hobo or who knows what. Whoever he is I know that I like him Continue reading →
I know that all my readers are interested in the many aspects of my exciting life. I mean you know you stop by the blog to get a peek into my exciting life and trust me – today you will be so glad you did. Continue reading →
Yesterday I shared a few things from some scrapbooks that my Mother kept. It is fun to look at some of these old things and see what was important enough for her to keep. One such thing is this thank you note for a program Continue reading →
I have the privilege of having so many scrapbooks and albums from my parents and every once in awhile I take the time to look through the fragile pages. It gives me the chance to see who they were when they were younger and how Continue reading →
I have been on a reading jag lately thanks to the incessant rain in our area. When I say incessant I am not joking. We live in a temperate rain forest and the past two days we have gotten around 7 inches of rain. No Continue reading →
There are so many people that give tirelessly every single day in their jobs. Firefighters fall into that category without a doubt. With Labor Day being yesterday I thought a nod to firefighters would be appropriate and it has been awhile since I shared this Continue reading →
