Depending on where you live, school has or is about to start. Why not start a tradition in your family of documenting the first day of school? I know families who have taken a photo of their children all dressed up and ready for the first day of school standing in front of their front…
Author: Grandma Grace
Asking for It
If you want it, ask for it. With respect and directness. Depending on your personality, you may, like me, fall into the trap of needing something, but not asking. I’m not honest about my need because I’m unwilling to risk confrontation. I’m a coward. However, stuffing desires can lead to inner resentment and bitterness. Other…
Ugly Angels
Another episode in our home construction saga. The west wall of our house was ready to be stood up, but two men just couldn’t do it. The framing and the sheeting on a 22-foot wall add up to one heavy lift. How about using the little excavator to pull it up? Get the machine…
House Lipstick
If windows are the eyes of the home, then the door is the mouth. I think my new door deserves lipstick, ahem, pretty paint. If you have a lovely stained wood door, skip this article. But if you have a painted door, why not give your house a lift with a new paint color? While…
Looking and Feeling Better
Processed foods could shave years off of your life. A 2012 study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition found that people who cooked at home at least five times a week were 47% more likely to be alive after 10 years than the people who relied more on processed foods. Accelerated aging The facts:…
Last Lap
Almost August. One last lap of Summer. How are you doing? You wanted to do something important this Summer. Have you made progress? You still have a chance to make it happen! Remember June and the ideas you had for what your summer could be? Have you brought some of those ideas to fruition? …