A true story handed down from my husband’s father. I love to share it each year at Christmastime. On Christmas morning, 1912, in Paducah, Kentucky, fourteen-year-old Charlie Flowers and his three brothers and two sisters huddled in their beds, fully … Continue reading →
Here is a fun table or parlor game for friends and family members of all ages. INSTRUCTIONS: Purchase a small gift for each person who is playing (I usually buy at the dollar store). Wrap and put all of … Continue reading →
This month I’m going to post some Christmas-related items that I rediscovered in my files, a couple you may have seen before, and a couple new ones. Today I’m posting an essay that my deceased husband Charles wrote in 2010. … Continue reading →
Over the last several weeks the pastor at the church I attend (Twin Lakes in Aptos, California), has focused on the topic of generosity–which seems to be a natural extension of gratitude. The more we give thanks the more we … Continue reading →
I’m grateful that our country pauses each year in late November to give thanks for all our blessings. We’re especially in need of giving thanks this year, a difficult one for the United States, politically, socially and economically. Shootings, lootings, … Continue reading →
One day recently a group of senior hikers from the Sierra Club walked along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, California to visit a Monarch butterfly reserve that is part of Natural Bridges State Park. It was one of the … Continue reading →
Hi everyone. Several of you dear followers have suggested I put a LIKE button on my blog so you can click it on days when you don’t have time or inclination to post a full comment. Well I heard you … Continue reading →
I remember as a kid walking up and down the neighborhood all dressed up for Halloween. We were taught in school that we should never say “Trick or Treat” but rather “Halloween Treat.” According to our teachers, that was … Continue reading →
Today it’s just me, myself, and I–alone in my house getting ready to clean, dust, vacuum, water plants and do a little puttering on my computer before taking a walk and then relaxing all evening with a book and … Continue reading →
Living in a land of plenty or should I say ‘excess’ presents a challenge for me. Aggressive advertisers tell us our wants or rather their wants for us—a new outfit, a nice car, a theater ticket, a second house, yet … Continue reading →