A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
Last spring, on a very, very wet day, I went with my mom to an estate sale on a Friday evening. It was last-minute; neither of us anticipated finding much. The sale was being advertised for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Saturday, everything was priced as marked. On Friday, the cost would be 150% of [...]
The button jar. I am sure nearly all of you have something come to mind with that phrase. It could be an actual jar, but more than likely, it is an old Christmas cookie tin or recycled plastic butter container packed to the brim with every single button that ever crossed the threshold of your [...]
A few months ago, I had a family over for hot chocolate and cookies at Christmas time. I am good friends with the parents and their three kids are preschool and elementary age. They brought a yardstick to measure my Christmas tree. =) The kids had fun drinking their hot chocolate out of teacups (with [...]
I have not had very much mental space to write the last couple of weeks. We are coming to the end of the school year, just three more weeks! In the meantime, take this timeless advice. Mothers, protect your family's health with Lysol! Your home will "radiate an air of sunny well-being" that even your [...]
Mrs. Miniver was a fool about inanimate objects. -Jan Struther I'll start with a quick update. I have been quiet and safe at home for the last several months (though we did start back to school last week). If you are wondering why the silence when I had so much time to write, I was [...]
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