On a cold winter morning, I love wrapping my hands around a mug of something hot–tea, cocoa, coffee, even warm milk with a sprinkle of cinnamon! My beverage of choice is tea in any flavor, even “candy tea” like in the photo above if I can overlook the calories. (A once in a while treat!)…
For me, Christmas has always been a time of remembering, even when I was very small. I love to look through old photos and remember past celebrations with nostalgia and joy. I grew up in the 1950s, and in those days, Christmas wasn’t quite complete without a cowboy outfit under the tree. Here’s my brother…
This year only five of us gathered at our house for Thanksgiving–my husband Neil, his brother and wife (who are neighbors), and me. Our fifth visitor broke all the “rules” of stay-home/stay-in, but we figured he was a safe guest! Flat Stanley came to us from far away (Thank you, Karter!) and made his trip…
Few Trick-or-Treat visitors ever make it to our remote place in the woods, but this year, when Covid will make it difficult for any Hallowe’en visitors to make the rounds, I decided to celebrate by sending these cute pillowcases to our granddaughters. Will any ghosts or goblins be visiting your house this year?
I love to try planting new things in my garden. This year, that “new” plant was the tomatillo. I’d planned to grow more tomatoes than usual but for some reason the COVID restrictions in Michigan severely limited our choices when it came to plants. We have a very short growing season in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula,…
Ironing? Who finds joy in ironing? Well, me. You see, my mother was a very wise woman, and she developed a two-point plan when it came to ironing. First, when we were very small, she would tell my brother and me stories while she ironed. These were the classic fairy tales like Cinderella, Snow White,…
My husband and I were walking in a nearby city when I happened to look down and see this beautiful leaf with an ugly cigarette butt on top of it. My first reaction was to feel sadness that something beautiful had been defaced. I snapped a picture, and on occasion I look at that photo…
I recently watched a video of color blind people who put on a pair of special glasses that allowed them to see the world around them in color for the first time. Their reactions of joy at the beauty they were seeing deeply touched my heart. Today, the joy I’m celebrating is COLOR! And by…
Actually gratitude is a rather big joy. This is a photo of some of the thank you notes my husband and I have received in the past few months. Every one touched our hearts, and I save them to read over again, which renews the joy! Thank you for your gratitude! Sue
I love to make jelly and jam. This year I’ve put up a few jars of blueberry jam and raspberry jam, and I’m planning on making apple jelly, which is my husband’s favorite, but this week I made strawberry! What’s your favorite kind of jam or jelly? Sue
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