Blowing Bubbles
There is something so happy about bubbles and kids. My kids can sit out on the lawn and blow bubbles forever. And I must admit, I love to join them. Is it the challenge of blowing the biggest bubble? Or…
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Mom Loves Gift's from the Heart
Mother’s Day is next Sunday! Have you decided what you are giving your Mother? My Mom has everything she needs. What she really loves are gifts from the heart. When you make a gift you not only can save money,…
Scraps for a Skirt
Do you save your scraps from quilting or sewing projects? If you don’t, you might be missing out. I have been saving scraps from the many aprons I’ve sewed over the past two years. I also borrowed a few scraps…
Small Pieces of Glittering Mica
A while back I read the book A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen. It was a short read… just an evening, but I loved what she had to say. One of the passages that really struck…
People Against Dirty
I am against dirty… I really am. It’s just that my Mom has been staying at my sister Cam’s home this week. And Cam lives just a few minutes away. And I know I am making excuses… but since my…
Strawberries for Sweetness
I love berries of all kinds. A bowl of berries tastes better than chocolate… almost. Now I’m thinking of berries covered in chocolate…. mmmm. Strawberries are the easiest berries to grow in your garden. They aren’t mean and invasive like…
Squeaky Clean Windows
Every Spring, the urge to clean becomes a irresistible force. Suddenly everything in my house seems dingy and dirty. I want to air it out and scrub it deep. One of the first things I want to clean in the…
A Normal Day and the Fate of a Weed
Today was just a normal day. But a normal day can become a great day when your 7 year old has learned the difference a prized foxglove and a weed. And digs that weed out! Wahoo! I finally have weeders! …
A Little Earth Day Wisdom from our Grandmothers
“Making it do” and being earth-friendly go together like jam and bread… This Earth Day I am looking back and hoping to learn a “green” trick or two from my Grandmother, Maxine Morgan. (That’s her above… and I think she…
The Early Bird Gets the Tomato
There are few things I look forward to more than the first tomatoes from my garden. They are a bit of an obsession. Drew and I love to eat them with salt and pepper and cottage cheese, or sliced on…
A Promise is a Promise
My kids made me promise to make Cinnamon Rolls over Spring Break… And I finally did make them, on the very last day. That’s what you call procrastination. Don’t get me wrong… I really love these Cinnamon Rolls- they smell…
Feed the Birds… for Tuppence
The weather is still not cooperating with our Spring Break Plans. With all the snow, we are feeling sorry for the “poor little birds who are out in the cold!” So today we made pine cone bird feeders and Summer…