Hi friends. Happy Saturday to ya. The August air is warm and lovely here in Northeast Ohio. And since it has been a "minute" since I've...

I remember that time a dear family in the church gave my husband and I a beautiful yellow climbing rose bush and then left just after it...

I won my 6th grade talent competition lip-synching to Amy Grant's "Sing your Praise to the Lord," on a record borrowed from my sweet...

The blossoms on the lilac bush are about a week or so from making their debut. Just in time for my birthday. Happy Wednesday friends. I'm...

Hi friends. Happy Thursday from the local library that seems a lot warmer and more crowded than I ever remember. I thought it was time to...

Some "cheeky" one left a dry-erase marker message on the light blue tile just above the downstairs toilet paper dispenser and it makes me...

I have this thing where I tell each of my kids that they are my absolute "favorite." Hi friends. It's been a hot minute. I'm leaving palm...

I smiled while sipping tea at my parents' house when my Mom asked me where I was writing today. "Do you write on your phone?" "No, Mom. ...

"Mom, you having a blog really makes me think twice before doing something stupid, so.... that's good!" This from my youngest while...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With caroling and cookies and cantatas and children’s programs and then…the inevitable...

Welcome to the archives again this week friends. May your turkey be delicious and your airpods, charged. (smile) It's almost midnight the...

Happy Thursday friends. I greet you from Panera and the "drafts" section of my website where I will be sharing some oldies-but-goodies...

Long ago in a far away era lived the label maker from Dymo. It boasted of organizational progress bar none. Do you even remember the 3D...

The coffee is a perfect mix of Tim Horton's decaf and Green Mountain blueberry and the swirl of cream and touch of raw sugar make me feel...

There's a Latino woman who comes to our English as a Second Language class on Wednesday evenings and when I see her my heart smiles....

We've just about put away the electric blanket for chills and there's a lot less soup hanging around the kitchen. And I'm here for it....

The leaves are just beginning to crunch underfoot on my memorized Metroparks' path just down the street and I'm not quite ready to give...

School's begun for us and we decided to bring things all the way back to the kitchen table where we see eyeballs almost every moment of...

I am THE ABSOLUTE WORST at picking out a good watermelon. Happy Thursday friends. I know, I know, look for large webbing, a bright yellow...

Hi friends. A warm Panera chocolate chip cookie and I greet you this breezy August afternoon. I was over here feeling pretty pert because...