Count Your Wealth in Friends
Regardless of your age, I encourage you to take time occasionally to think of all the friends who have come and gone in the revolving door of your life. Every…
Practical Information for a Better Life!
Practical Information for a Better Life!
Not So Simple
A few weeks ago a friend came to visit and gave me a gift – the book “Cassoulet Confessions: Food, France, Family, and the Stew That Saved My Soul”. Published…
The Changing Roles of Fatherhood
69-1974 By Carol Guild Up through the 1960s, in most households dads were the sole bread-winner for the family and therefore were often the absent figure in children’s lives. Like Ward…
Summer Soundtracks
What music defines summer for you? As we head into the official start of the summer season, with plans to head to the beach, a favorite RV/Camping spot in the…
Who Doesn’t Love Strawberries!
One of the best things about the first week in June is that fresh strawberries are plentiful everywhere! When I was 12 I picked strawberries for a local farm. They…
Take a Moment
In the early 1970s I had a co-worker whose dad had been captured by the Germans as a prisoner of war during WWII. She said he never, ever talked about…
Get Outside and Play!
This week is National Backyard Games Week! So to celebrate, perhaps we should all take some time to enjoy fun and games in our back yards. 83% of us are…
The Unfairness of Being Fair
When growing up, and even as adults, most of us have often been told that life isn’t fair. All of us eventually are on the unfair end of actions and…
The Best Years of Being a Mom
Every year is an exciting year for moms as we watch our kids develop, grow up, mature, and go out in the world as adults. When I look back at…
Two Very Different May Days
May 1st, or May Day, traditionally is celebrated to welcome the flowering season. That celebration originated from European pagan traditions and today towns throughout Europe and here in the U.S.…
A Colorful Life
Seems like every week I get an email from some home magazine telling me what the new must-have colors are for my home. They tell me which colors are on…
Gentle Giants
Do you have a favorite animal – domestic or wild? If yes, what animal connects with you? For me it’s elephants. It started when I was kid. I had a…