Happy April 1st. No jokes here – it’s already April and we are springing into warmer weather and full blown allergies. If you know you know. Ah choo! It’s Just Life is happy to continue the monthly tradition of highlighting a special cause of the Continue reading →
Comments for a Cause – Giving Warmth
December is here (a few days in already) and it is a month when folks think about finding that perfect gift for that certain someone or someones. This year Chris and I are downsizing in a lot of ways. Fewer gifts, fewer decorations (he reminded Continue reading →
Filed Under “What on Earth?”
I have written many times about my volunteer experiences and how much I love being a volunteer at Sharing House. Actually it is the Comments for a Cause recipient this month so you know that I love all that happens at Sharing House. From rent Continue reading →
Things I Am Loving Now
Every once in awhile it is fun to take a look at things I am loving at the moment. There is always something to be happy and excited about if I only take the time to look for it. Join me today as I share Continue reading →
Comments for a Cause – Food for All
November is upon us and that means the first of the month post for Comments for a Cause. Some day maybe I will make a list of all the causes we have highlighted on It’s Just Life but that would be a loooonnngggg post since Continue reading →
A Famous Brevardian
. If you saw this mural on the side of a building in downtown Brevard, NC, you might think that it was a depiction of a really beautiful woman. You would not be wrong. But what you may not know is that Loretta Mary Aiken Continue reading →
Fingerprints on My Heart
If you look closely at that picture in the header of this blog post you might be able to see some fingerprints. I finally cleaned the doors today and all traces of those little fingerprints are gone but not from my memory as they will Continue reading →
The Most Wonderful Book Sale of the Year
It’s almost time for the AAUW Brevard Used Book Sale and you know that I get excited when this week rolls around in June. I have worked on the book sale since 2018 after having joined the branch in 2017. It is one of the Continue reading →
Writers and White Squirrels
Tis the season for a lot of great events in Transylvania County and I am getting pretty darn excited about all that is going on. If only I could clone myself. This weekend is the annual Looking Glass Writers’ Conference and this is the first Continue reading →
Dreams DO Come True
Sometimes dreams do come true and what a wonderful thing it is. For over three years we have been lobbying for a better space for our library in our Connestee Falls community. Letters were written. Emails sent. Requests made at board meetings. The list goes Continue reading →