Each summer morning this time of year, I rush out in the morning with my mug of coffee to see what herbs and/or vegetables are ready for harvesting. I spend about an hour and a half out in my gardens after my husband leaves for work at 8:30 am. Sprinkled throughout my garden beds are small vignettes of various whimsy, and I chuckle to myself as I work. … Read More Of Toads and Herbs…
Kind mothers of babes allow me to care for their little ones now and then to cure my blues for another child. It is healthy, really…… Read More Baby in the House (again)
One night a father overheard his son pray:
“Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is.”… Read More Weave a Cloth that Feels Like Love
Imagine my delight when I came across this mixer at Salvation Army last week. My mind flooded with happy memories of Grandma’s tiny apartment, those irresistible aromas coming from her impossibly small kitchen. … Read More Working with Vintage Kitchen Tools
Simple tasks like washing the dishes
develop into visions and
Reasons To Dream when I place little vignettes in my kitchen… Read More Reasons to Dream…
Visitors to our backyard play paradise were daily… from neighborhood kids to church friends. We had many a play date in the early years with food, swimming, games and fun. The backyard certainly was the place to BASH… Read More End of the Backyard Bash
With all of the flurry of activity during the busy holidays, I would never be able to do one fraction of the things we do if I had not planned ahead.… Read More Magical Memories
“It isn’t enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to be willing to struggle.” ~Golda Meir What better way to start a Tuesday morning than a cast-iron skillet filled with a hot, sizzling spinach and mushroom omelet with cheese? It will give you energy… Read More Be Willing to Struggle
There are dozens of things to do during this down time in Quarantine! Be Creative! Be that fun mom who lets the kids get dirty and make things! … Read More Boredom To Delight: The Troll Village
Meditations and prayers as I prepare for a luncheon to honor the Elders’ wives from our church… Read More December Thoughts and Wishes
Blue Willow 