Here we are in a New Year!  Time, again, for new beginnings.  After several years of being absent, I hope to get back to creating my dolls l...

In the blink of an eye I went from Mrs. to Ms., from wife to widow, from we to me, from constant caregiver to emptiness. Life will neve...

I love Zinnias! I did not get to plant them this Spring but was delighted when these came up volunteer in one spot in my neglected and fo...

Year before last I decided to get rid of my old big desk because the drawers would not close properly along with a long list of other re...

It's hard to believe another year has come and gone.  Time flies when you are having fun, and even when you are not.  A lot of things ...

When you are a single person, you take on all sorts of responsibilities if you are a homeowner or apartment dweller.  When you marry, respon...

Putting the finishing touches on our simple Thanksgiving meal for tomorrow with these Pumpkin/Cranberry scones. So many things to be thankfu...

I never thought that I would ever own a pressure cooker!  As a child, I remember pinto beans being plastered all over the ceiling when Mothe...

A comfy bed, a stack of pillows, good clamp on reading light, a tilting bed tray, an antique sewing basket, needle and thread, a sketched de...

In our ongoing mission to simplify, we added edging and mulch to the area around our Crepe Myrtles that was difficult to mow around and time...

It has been my mission for a long time to simplify.  It is an ongoing mission that I am learning to apply to daily life.  The static of ...

The garden is coming along nicely.  Last week we had our first harvest of cherry tomatoes and have since enjoyed several more of these yummy...

Did I mention that I love rabbits? I have been working on this RASCAL in my spare time for weeks. There were many quiet hours of gentle hand...

Our Bonnie Plants that I ordered online arrived late last week in very good condition.  How did we ever get along without computers?  They c...

Hello Friends and Welcome SPRING! I am happy to report that reclaiming our green house is finally finished.  Poppa put new screen in the w...

I wish we had chickens, but we don't, so we will depend on our friend Jerri Pickering for these big, beautiful delicious fresh eggs! Lov...

The first week in February I decided to rearrange the greenhouse and purchase some deck planters to grow some veggies inside. It has been a...