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 →
A Gift Rediscovered
I have shared on It’s Just Life before many things that are associated with my parents. I have been feeling especially nostalgic these days and missing my mom since her death in December. Grief can be all consuming at times. I find myself thinking “Oh, Continue reading →
A Tiny Little Bunny
Grief is a funny thing. It slips up on me just when I least expect it but I think that is pretty typical. You just have to go with it. Chris and I are at the beach this week for a very Covid safe get Continue reading →