What do you do when you are upset? When something unexplainable happens and your world is rocked to the very core? I write. I sit down and write it all out. I write and revise. I rewrite. I let my words flow and I Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2015
What NOT To Say to A Grieving Person
People say the darndest things sometimes. Here’s a list of what NOT to say. Continue reading →
Frankoma Teapot on Teapot Tuesday
You may remember that I like teapots. Just a little bit. My love of teapots started years ago and has kind of grown over the years. When people find out that I collect them they start looking for them for me. Sometimes I get pictures. Continue reading →
O Suitcase Where Art Thou
I might have jinxed myself. Just maybe. I took this picture and posted it on Facebook on Friday when I left Minneapolis for Dothan, Alabama. I wrote “it’s always good when you see your suitcase being loaded”. That’s mine—the red one with Travel Queen pink Continue reading →
Serendipity
Serendipity. Serendipity means a “fortunate happenstance” or “pleasant surprise”. It was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to a friend Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made by reference to a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip. Continue reading →
Chick Chick Chick – A Quick Visit to Hoovers Hatchery
Way back in October 2014 I was able to go with a few of the North Iowa Bloggers to a local hatchery in Rudd, Iowa. Why would I want to go to a hatchery, you ask? Because it is there and a fun trip to see Continue reading →
Lenten Letters on This Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday and as Chris and I talked about it over the weekend I told him that this was always a day that I looked forward to with anticipation. I know that may be a little “odd” because the symbolism behind Ash Wednesday Continue reading →
Eggplant Love on Teapot Tuesday
The final selection in my mini vegetable teapot line from Avon is what I am featuring today. Obviously this little guy is too small to brew in and the warning on the bottom of the pot is a clue that this line was meant to Continue reading →