Have you ever had a moment that you just wanted to freeze forever? One of those moments that just fills your heart with so much happiness and joy that it is unimaginable? This past weekend I had several of those. A trip to New Jersey Continue reading →
Lakeside – My Happy Place ll
More pictures and memories from Lakeside, Ohio to share with you today. Enjoy. I absolutely love how this house is decorated. Hoover Auditorium is the hub of Lakeside. Even though we could not go inside this time it still stands as the anchor of the Continue reading →
Making Memories
Last week was a week to make memories. On September 25th we celebrated the life of our mother, Helen M. Brown, with what I think was a beautiful service. One of her clergy friends delivered the message which was perfect. Another family friend sang the Continue reading →
Things Certainly Have Changed
As I prepare for Mother’s Celebration of Life on September 25th, I have been looking at old photographs. One of the things that my sister did years ago was the perfect gift. She had all of Daddy’s slides converted to digital form and so I Continue reading →
Things I Am Loving
Today is all about things I am loving lately and my lucky readers get to share my happiness with me. Aren’t you the lucky ones? Usually I share products that I love but today’s post is a little bit different. Bear with me. First up Continue reading →
Whoopee! Hurray!
As I sort through the totes of family pictures and papers from my parents in search of perfect pictures to use for my mom’s upcoming Celebration of Life I am blessed to happen upon a lot of great items. My dad was a saver of Continue reading →
Remember When?
Our power went out this past week due to the storms coming through. Fortunately it only went out for about 4 hours so it wasn’t a big deal but I wanted to read and my light was less than wonderful. No sitting out on the Continue reading →
Memories
Did you ever buy something simply because it evoked a memory that was pleasurable? I must admit that I do and recently I did just that. I wanted to get a new duvet cover for our bed. Maksim has made his mark (claws) known on Continue reading →
More Than a Bag of Peanuts
One of the sweet memories I have of growing up includes the simple memory of a tiny bag of peanuts. Now my Daddy didn’t fly on airplanes all that often but on the rare occasion that he did he never forgot his 4 kids at Continue reading →
Sweet Memories
That picture at the top of the blog post is a picture that evokes sweet memories. If you can’t tell from that picture what it is I will give you another hint below. Who else remembers their mom or grandma making cinnamon sugar pie crust Continue reading →