We started a Thanksgiving tradition in our home more than forty years ago for each person around the table to share something they were thankful for. In more recent years, I have asked our …
Do I Need My Vision Checked?
Do I need my vision checked? Am I seeing double? Wait a minute, I think I’m seeing quintuple! Oh, the days of look-alike dresses. I have sweet memories of my mother and sisters wearing our look-alike …
Real Life Memories Sneak into My Fiction Novels
I'd like to welcome my online author friend, Christina Sinisi. Christina's latest novel, Why They Call It Falling, is one you won't want to miss. A romantic story filled with drama, Justin and Emma …
Do You Have a Favorite Blanket?
Do You Have a Favorite Blanket? Through the years I’ve had blankets, quilts, Afghans, and throws galore. And many have been special. Some have traveled around with me from house to house, room to …
Are You Off Your Rocker?
Are You Off Your Rocker? Well, no, I’m not really off my rocker. I’m sitting on a very special traveling rocker as I write this. My rocker has …
Recycling, Repurposing, or Re-loving?
Hello friends! Open in your browser and scroll down to make a comment. I reply to all comments. If you think someone else might enjoy reading this, please forward to a friend. For many years I had …
Spring Cleaning–Who Does This?
Hello friends! Open in your browser and scroll down to make a comment. I reply to all comments. If you think someone else might enjoy reading this, please forward to a friend. Finished …
Every Penny Counts
Every Penny Counts As a young girl, I remember my mother kept a stash of coin wrappers handy when we would accumulate a good number of coins, especially pennies. At the time, I never realized I was …
Ten Cents a Dozen
Ten Cents a Dozen The young boys’ dusty legs scrambled down the dirt road on a hot day in the summer of 1945, carrying large buckets in each hand. It was a long walk from town to the Thomas family …
Who Sat Here?
My mother collected antiques, and she loved them. But I don’t think I paid much attention to them growing up, although I remember following her around in antique stores, admiring some of the unique …