A Glance Back – Knitting
When I was in 5th grade I took a 4H class and learned how to knit. I was not good at knitting, and, despite how much I loved my instructor, when I finished my pin cushion and my little hat, … Continue...
View ArticleA Glance Back – Arthritis
About three weeks ago, I noticed that I couldn’t straighten my right middle finger, and now I’m having trouble with the left middle finger, too. I use my hands hard. I garden, I do house and yard work...
View ArticleA Glance Back – Daughter Days!
Last weekend our daughter Krystal spent a few days with us helping her dad (my husband Neil) on one of his building projects. After she left, Neil and I had a happy discussion about how Krystal’s...
View ArticleA Glance Back – Happy Birthday!
Last week we celebrated my dad’s 87th birthday. As we have for the past two years, we set our celebration at Cedar Cove Assisted Living where my mom now makes her home. I thought you might like to see...
View ArticleA Glance Back – Flat Stanley!
About six weeks ago a house guest came to live with us via the auspices of a young man very close to our hearts (grandson close). Right away, we struck up a great friendship with FLAT STANLEY, and he’s...
View ArticleA Glance Back – Moving!
In about three weeks, we’re moving from our current home to a smaller place just across the road. Meanwhile, I’ve found a new reason for gratitude. The lowly cardboard box. God bless that person who...
View ArticleA Glance Back — Cedar Cove
At least once a day, my father goes through these doors with a smile on his face and an ache in his heart. He goes there because the love of his life is spending her last days being loved and …...
View ArticleA Glance Back – End of Winter?
This week our weather was pretty vicious, but at least our snow is melting, most of the bay ice is gone, and we have a forecast of warmer days to come! I took photos of our two biggest snowbanks as …...
View ArticleA Glance Back/ offices old and new
For the past month, you’ve been listening to me yammer about our move. Our “loft apartment” is just across the street from our present home, but, when the move is such a short distance, you tend to...
View ArticleYour Life & Mine: Books From Childhood
On a bookshelf in my office, I keep a group of ragged books By Laura Ingalls Wilder. You can see from the photo above that they’ve been used hard and read often. If I hired a decorator to help me …...
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