It has been a busy few weeks away from home with limited internet coverage (how nice!). Since I don’t have a staff to write blog posts for me, I am finally back home and now able to share my adventures. The only glitch in the trip was the plane had to do an emergency medical…
When someone shares their favorite product, or book, movie, food, or restaurant, I look forward to trying their recommendation. Here are five of my favorite items~~you know, the ones that make you feel good inside. My Happy Cups: Three years ago my Dad passed away here at our home. It took several weeks for…
Do you remember your first prom or formal? When I was a sophomore in high school, I was invited by the kicker on the football team to attend his Junior Prom. My mother made my gown out of satin fabric with lilac flowers. My date was just that, a date, not a boyfriend, but I…
As you know, I took up painting for the first time in my life 2 years ago. Mind you, I am a newbie at art. I started taking acrylic classes when my daughter went off to college. There are days when I put a lot of paint on a canvas and it is disastrous. Other…
We have an ABUNDANCE of hollyhocks growing in our yard. This is the closest thing to Jack and the Beanstalk~~as this small seed grows into a plant that is 10-12 feet tall. All the garden books suggest they grow to 8 feet, however, ours are so much taller. I’m 5’4″ and you can see this…