Giving thanks - for the nuggets of gold that we find when we are looking for them. We are helping GiGi recover rather than saying goodbye Signs of…

I blame Lisa Jo Baker. I recently listened to an episode of her Out of the Ordinary podcast devoted entirely to all things tea . I heard over and over…

Giving thanks - I’m trying a new thing. I took on the challenge for #Gratitude365 a while back. The idea is to write something every day that I’m gra…

Giving thanks - There are so many things that I am giving thanks for right now that the list would be long. One of the first that comes to mind are t…

"Wish we had so many more dances together. More fish fries, backyard barbecues, holidays, euchre games, and conversations. Wish you had had a ch…

I recently re-joined Hope*Writers and as part of the orientation group and introductions I discovered a fellow new member and her brilliant collectio…

Giving thanks - Google photo has saved all my photos for years - without me ever really realizing it up until just a couple years ago. I am feeling t…

Day one. It's September 1st. How did this happen? Where did the summer go? We are probably all asking the same questions. I'm challenging myse…

The local herb store where we purchase all our dried herbs (those we simply cannot grow enough of) just announced they are closing the doors after 38…

I must admit, I'm being a bit impulsive in what I'm about to do, but it's a really good thing! Years ago I read a blog post from one of my…

Outside my window: It's 79 degrees and the sun is shining. The grass needs cut, again. I'm not happy about the way our Lawncare person raked …

... and yours too :-) I just want to put it out there into the world that writing is a necessity in my life, and if you are part of my life, it is a n…

Good Friday morning! It is a Good Friday morning for me - my sweet husband is taking off to help me get some projects done around the house and then …

I really thought this space would be something other than what it is at this point, but I’m starting to see that I can be okay with the direction it …

Saturday, August 7, 2021 5:30 AM I might not be up this early on a Saturday morning these days, but today we’re going “floating”. :-) Yep, it’s finally…

The other day I had a thought while I was on my walk. I thought I heard this conversation...

To put one foot in front of the other. A lesson for life.

... we rarely, if ever, are ready to say good-bye to people we love. For now, I just want to hold space for the words that may or may not come later.…

1 lb ground beef 1 medium onion, diced Pasta - elbow or shell macaroni 10 oz 2 cans diced tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce Garlic salt Pepper *Boil the pasta in …

1 family size package of water packed tune 1/2 small onion, diced 1 stalk celery, chopped fine 2 T sweet pickle relish 1/2 cup Hellman’s mayonnaise Break …