This delicious fall soup is a favorite in our family. Aaaannnnd I’m basking. Basking? Yes of course, basking in the glow, of a compliment. She told me my potato soup was THE BEST she’d ever eaten. And her “not so into potatoes family member” loved it too! Just in case you may be thinking, “That doesn’t…
Marrying at the age of 19 is young measured by today’s standards, but in 1936, it was just perfect for my mother. My daddy, age 21, took mother as his bride and they became a team. Faithful to each other for 61 years, they shared the highs and lows of marriage and family and faith. This photo taken in…
So with school starting in a few days, and the shopping frenzy happening in Aisle 6 of school supplies, have you ever wondered how to repair the zipper on a backpack? Oh good. Me too!! There’s the obvious solution of just buying a zipper and replacing it. And I’ve done that. It’s not fun OR…
“Fresh cart. Fresh cart.”, the Goodwill employee, muttered. Without a hint of excitement or drama in his voice he pushed the large 3 shelved metal cart, bulging and heaped with thrifty possibility, to a stand-still. Clicking the stop latches, on the rolling casters, into place with the tip of his black shoe, he sauntered away…
When you’re the youngest of 10, you just kind of sleep where you end up. I don’t know…maybe that’s how it was for all of us. I remember sleeping in my baby bed until I was three, IN my parent’s bedroom. When I finally out grew my baby bed, it was determined that I should…
I’ve enjoyed watching as we’ve scrolled through social media, discussing and posting our chosen word… “word” for the year… like EASY or MINDFUL or KIND. Oohhh, those are all so very good. “You know in a world where you can be ANYTHING, be KIND.” It’s EASY and MINDFUL to be KIND. I love new beginnings…
Do you ever get so excited that you prance? And haven’t you wondered to yourself how to make a candle that burns for 72 days. I mean don’t all rational and normal thinking minds wonder these types of things. If someone told you that you could make a candle for less than $6 that would…
One fine day, we had books and toys and blankets all strewn about the living room and imaginative play consistent with a preschool boy and a huggable little baby brother was moving full steam ahead. When everything grew quiet, I realized he had dragged a lawn chair into the room. The legs of the chair…
Back in the days of my childhood…Oh “lemme” see…about 20 years ago or SO… (chuckle) we sang the peppiest little song. And if you’re not really really careful, it’ll get stuck right up in your head… like a loop!… or an earworm! YUCK (LOL) “This Little Light of Mine” This sweet version here, sung is…
When I first moved to Indiana, if I said, “I’m fixin’ to…” (do whatever it was, like go to the store, or get dressed or leave the building) I ALWAYS got a sideways glance with a raised eyebrow expressing… what does THAT mean? “FIXIN’ TO” So I changed the words I used, and the way…