I don’t make new year's resolutions. At least, not anymore. For years, under the peer pressure of friends and colleagues, I undertook to improve myself by setting new goals. And therein lay the ... READ the POST
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Another Year, Another Birthday!
On this last day of 2021, I’m doing chores: taking down the Christmas tree that has been up since the grandkids put it up at Thanksgiving, carefully and loving packing away precious Christmas ... READ the POST
Halloween! Pumpkins and Witches and Bats, Oh My!
Halloween has never been my favorite holiday. There, I said it! I know some of you are hurling things at me right now, not the least of whom is my daughter-in-law. This is her most beloved ... READ the POST
Planting Irises Is A Form Of Friendship
I have a lovely iris bed this year. The reason it is so lovely is because, last fall, my son gave me some tubers from his garden, which he had just redone. I added them to my already established ... READ the POST
Easy Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken
Summer has hit with a vengeance! It is hot! And, if you are like me, you don't want to spend all your time in the kitchen. I have cooked with a crockpot for years and being able to put raw food ... READ the POST
Are You Sentimental?
Why do we attach such significance to certain things? I'm not sure I know. But it is a thought that I have pondered because I am most definitely sentimental. And I am a collector. This is a bad ... READ the POST