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Wow - what a year we just finished! To call it unusual would be an understatement. Personally, I truly can't complain about 2020. ...

I'm an introvert and completely happy with my personality type. I enjoy visiting family and friends, along with taking trips...

Party time!!! Considering we're still in the pandemic, my intro may be a stretch... But, it was still a great day, albeit...

I try my best to be positive and not dwell on things that bother me, but I'm having a really hard time letting go of this one. ...

One of my fondest childhood memories involves my wonderful grandmother (who raised me) and figs. We had a large fig tree in our yard,...

Hi, there! Has the DIY bug bitten you yet? Well, it struck again at my house! During the fall of 2018, hubby and I decided to convert...

My sweet hubby occasionally has to endure terrible headaches. Though the frequency has been greatly reduced since his retirement in...

Albert Einstein is credited with saying, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a...

Things have been moving slowly on the camper lately. I always think I can get more accomplished on one Saturday of working than is...

Three-day weekends are awesome! It rained on Saturday, but it was very much needed to combat our current mild drought, and it was a lazy...

I'm not very tech-savvy, but my two older sisters have encouraged me to try Instagram as a way to display my mosaic art. So this...

Recipe time! As many of you know, it can be difficult (to say the least) to administer medications to pets. After purchasing...

"Why would you spend so much time and effort building a cabin for your kid?" some people have asked. Well, let me tell you... Bart is my...

During my rather short sabbatical from teaching (I started a 7th grade writing position on 12/11/19), my hubby wanted to take me to one...

Adorable, isn't he?! And, he knows Momma made them just for him!

Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of hosting two of my great-nieces for our second annual girls only sleepover at the tiny house. L & L...

I posted my first blog entry two months ago, showing my name and no photo. Since then, I’ve been trying to take a selfie that makes me...

Why do we have so much hatred in our country? How have we gotten to this point? I just don’t understand. I can’t talk about the rest...

I finally tackled (but did not come close to finishing) one of the remaining cabin jobs this morning. The project of the day was adding...

Let me say this loudly, Walmart curbside pickup is AWESOME!!! Going to the store - any store - is definitely not one of my favorite...