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PALE
Wild Word Friday! When I hear the word PALE I usually think of the color of my skin. But there is an older nearly obsolete meaning for the word PALE , which comes to the English language from the Latin word palus, a stake. A PALE was a pointed, narrow, upright piece of wood. Generally,…
Small Joys–Indoor Lighting
Each year in February, I’m afflicted with a strong case of the dreaded Garden-Longing. However, I live in a part of the country where you can’t put tender plants into the ground at least until the end of May. Even then, you’re risking a total frost kill, and I’ve had it happen. Last year I…
Jan. 2014 – First Free Book!!
Lets begin our new year with a wonderful romance for the inspirational market from award-winning author Anita Higman, A MARRIAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. I loved this book. You’ve heard of “cozy mysteries.” Well, A MARRIAGE IN MIDDLEBURY is a cozy romance combined with a cozy family-history-mystery. Perfect reading for a cold winter’s evening! From the back…
Small Joys–The Egg Hunt
Do you have an Easter Egg story? My family does. Years ago, when I was about 15, our family was nearly complete with 4 of our 5 children. My brother Bob was 13. Brother Roger was nearly 4 and sister Tish, almost 2. We didn’t yet have my brother John. The Easter egg search was…
Corsets and Lace: Bandoline
Let’s face it. When it comes to hair products, we are spoiled! Before I began writing this post, I raided my bathroom storage shelves and these are just a few of the products I found: During Victorian times, both women and men often sported or supported elaborate hairstyles, and for men that included some pretty…
Dirt & Bones: Climate Change
For some folks the words CLIMATE CHANGE are a rousing call to arms. That’s not my intent in this post. I’m not interested in the pros or cons of current political clashes concerning the causes and effects of mankind’s contribution to the warming — or the cooling — of the earth. (I was a college…
Neil always manages to capture a perfect setting. I look forward to seeing these pics each week they have never let us down. So peaceful.
Bless you for posting these…