I have a couple of old lanterns that I’ve had for a while. One of them belonged to my grandparents and my mom remembers them using it in their barn. It’s very old and I love it! It’s not just that I think it looks nice and I have a passion for “old” things, but…
Jack has been wanting to go to Santa Fe for a few months and we just haven’t had time, but we finally had a couple of days off together and decided to get away and take a trip down there for some R & R. Santa Fe isn’t very far from us. It’s about five…
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Are you “on” Pinterest? Do you know what Pinterest is? The first thing I need to say is that regardless of what you may think, Pinterest is not just for women! In fact, most of the men I know love browsing on Pinterest…
Last fall we went to Alexandria, Virginia to visit some of our kids. We had been planning this trip since last (2014) Christmas. Our daughter, Jennifer, had mentioned that we hadn’t been out there for a long time and after thinking about it we realized it had actually been over five years. Had it really…
I generally have good intentions of eating well during the holidays and sometimes it works for me. This year, however, neither Jack nor I followed a healthy holiday diet. I can “blame” it on the fact that we had company. My mom and my oldest son, David, were both here. The truth of the matter…
The holidays are over, company has gone home, and the decorations are put away. The house is cleaned, my refrigerator is cleaned (I very much dislike an overly full or messy fridge), and it’s time to think about what we want to accomplish this year. I don’t make resolutions, but I do make “plans”. I…
The holidays are almost over for another year and tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. It’s a great time to celebrate with family and friends and it’s nice to have something that kids like as well as adults. Besides having food that’s tasty, it’s also refreshing to do something fun for appetizers. I like serving a…
