So Be It

It’s still winter here.  Cold rain.  It’s hailed three times today.  Cold wind.  Record-breaking precipitation and low temperatures each month since October and it’s mid-May now.  I hear a lot of comments about the weather when I’m out and about.  You’d guess they are pretty negative comments, and you’d be right.  I have to admit…

Kitchen Organization and Mother’s Day Flowers

Sure am enjoying having a real kitchen with more than four dishes, baking equipment, an oven, a stand mixer instead of a $10. hand mixer, serving dishes, a drawer full of silverware, a spacious refrigerator, and a counter to work on.  I feel wealthy.  I don’t take all this for granted as I remember my…

Laughter

Today I had lunch with six long-time friends.  Four of the ladies at the table were widows.  The tears flowed as each one shared about their husband’s last days.  Then one friend put such a positive, encouraging spin on the conversation.  “I got a note from my pastor shortly after my husband’s death.  It said,…

Mother’s Day Poison

Confession:  I wrote this last Mother’s Day. Please humor me by re-reading if you’ve already read it last year.  The advice bears repeating.  If you’re a newer subscriber, please humor me by reading these tidbits and forgive me for forgetting that it’s Mother’s Day this week and I should have written a new helpful blog…

Moving In

“It’ll be so nice when we have running water.”  In no time, we have water that comes out of a faucet instead of a big pan on the shower floor. “It’ll be great when we have hot water.”  Shortly, there is hot water to bathe in. “I sure love having a sink and vanity.  What…

This and That

Ever feel intimidated by the prospect of refinishing a tired piece of stained wood furniture?  We were discouraged when we unpacked our dining table this week and found gouges on the table top from moving.  But we were able to sand and refinish and get it back to pretty in a jiffy.  I can heartily…