Flooring – Part 1
I’m reading a book on writing essays called Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction where the authors say the essay writer “can have the most mundane of experiences and make something that surpasses them....
Category: Family
Family Time in May
Readers of this blog may have noticed I like my family. Not just my immediate family, but my extended family. During the month of May, I will have had four weekends of family time...
Letters to Caleb
February 25, 2021 Dear Caleb, I haven’t met you yet, but, as the saying goes, I love you to the moon and back. That’s because I know your Mom, and I happen to also...
While I Wait
Those of you who know me know I am an organizer and a planner. I have lists for everything. But how do you plan for an event that has an uncertain date in uncertain...
A Summer Like No Other
I guess we can all say that about our summers this year. Here’s a summary of mine. March For me, summer started a little earlier than usual. March 21st to be exact. Alone at...
The Iron in her Closet
Readers of this blog know that, from time to time, I cover significant events in my life, as well as many insignificant ones, in these posts. One of those events occurred recently. The death...
Meet Evelyn
Please welcome Evelyn to town. May her home be as perfect for her and her family as it was for ours.
The Last Page of the Scrapbook
Well, we finally did it. Bought a new place. I think I’m going to like it. Once I get it organized to my liking. I’ve been so busy unpacking box after box with so...
Circles and Celebrations
When Meagan was little, her favorite movie was The Lion King. Simba and Nala were two stuffed animals that outlasted all others in remaining on her bed available for bedtime. Her cake for her...
Three to Tivoli
This day was a travel day for some of us, and the morning was spent taking one last look out the hotel window and packing up. Remember that hunk of cheese and stick of...