Once upon a time a long time ago, I wrote for a wonderful website called Her View From Home. At that time, I was in my first decade of parent care (with another decade yet to go). My writing time had dwindled to merely an hour or two a week, and I despaired of ever…
These earrings have just found a sweet nook in my jewelry box. They’re replicas of the glass floats used years and years ago for fishing nets by Asian and sometimes American fishermen. Nestled against a boomerang given to me by an Australian friend (Thank you, Trish!), and a replica of a scrimshawed walrus tusk, are…
Yep, I know. Dr. Seuss is getting a bad rap right now. I did a little research on my own. (Better than believing everything you’re told!) And yes, I found some objectionable political cartoons in his past, done during WWII. Also some illustrations in his books that could have been more politically correct. As a…
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…
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…
Of course, family is anything but a small joy, but I can’t let March 23, 2021, go by without featuring my father in this blog series. Born just before the great depression in Arkansas, Dad knows what it was like to eat three meals a day of cornmeal mush. A champion high jumper, he knows…
About two weeks ago, my husband and I received a wonderful gift from cousins . Take a look. You might not have seen anything quite like it! It’s called a violin-uke and sometime in the past–circa 1930–my husband’s great aunt and great uncle purchased it. As you can see it’s almost in perfect condition even…
In most of the USA, including my state of Michigan, we do this thing with our clocks each year. We “spring ahead” an hour each March to place ourselves into daylight savings time, and in the autumn, we “fall back” to return to regular time for winter. Next weekend we will “spring ahead,” and I…
These are two of my favorite movies. I’ve watched each at least ten times. I love the “teenage angst” and sweet love story of DAN IN REAL LIFE, and I also love the “good guy wins” theme of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. It doesn’t hurt one bit that the actors in each are fabulous! What are…
February is a bittersweet month for us. Sweet, because so many of our beloved friends and family members have birthdays in February, but bitter as well because our first child, Koral Kristine, was also born in February. She lived five short days and died of meningitis, very heart-rending. I don’t think there’s anything worse than…
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