With Valentine’s Day just around the corner it is time to feature a teapot that is all about hearts and love. I have a lot of red teapots in my collection but this one is one by Sadler that just screams Valentine’s Day, don’ t Continue reading →
What Makes Me Happy – A List of Childhood Memories
I have been working through my book 52 Lists for Happiness and one of the lists that is included is to list things that made me happy as a child. It’s a great exercise to make lists and it is even better to remember childhood memories Continue reading →
Life Interrupted
Did. you ever feel like your plan got diverted and your life suddenly became complicated and not anything like you had planned? I am not saying that anything is horribly wrong in my life — that is absolutely not the case but the recent two Continue reading →
AI Life
AI is everywhere these days and the latest trend on social media is to have AI create a picture of you according to what it knows about you and the occupation. Well, since I am not currently working I just asked it to create a Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – Bag Versus Loose
Today on Teapot Tuesday I thought I would share my thoughts on the age old debate amongst tea lovers on which is better to use—tea bags or loose tea. Oh the controversy that exists out there in the land of tea lovers. It is mind Continue reading →
Keeping Warm – Comments for A Cause
January was National Volunteer Blood Donor Month (NVBDM). To increase awareness of blood donation the nations leading blood donation organizations, America’s Blood Centers, AABB, and the American Red Cross, have joined together to promote NVBDM. First-time and regular donors are encouraged to make a difference Continue reading →
The Sands of Time
Worry can dominate and take over. Today my goal is to let go of that worry. Continue reading →
Bird Spikes = Cat Spikes
Cats are sure footed. Until they are not. I have shared pictures and videos of our cats walking on the railing in our loft. It is heart stopping when they decide to do that and I have tried to put netting up to prevent kittens Continue reading →
It’s a Little Icy on Teapot Tuesday
We are still trying to thaw out from our icy blast over the weekend. Our driveway is still a sheet of ice and the frigid temperatures overnight did nothing to help that situation. We are hoping that the sun and a little warmer daytime temps Continue reading →
Just Another Day in Parad-ice
The storm moved in. So far, we have survived really well. After Helene we refined our preparedness to the point where we have a pretty good system of having flashlights, flameless candles, emergency radios, etc. all in one place. We have cast iron and a Continue reading →