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Found in the Laundry Room

Our cousin's laundry room sports this sign. Did her husband make it? This looks like something her father might have made. It makes me smile. Emily at "Not so idle hands" blog is giving away a sign she makes. …
Don't Miss Planet Earth

I don't know who to thank for the tip to see Planet Earth. Thank you, unknown friend! Here's the deal: whenever a blog or essay mentions a book that I want to read, I go to and add the book to my Reminder list. An…
Wedding Flowers

Jessie, my son's wonderful wife, is a blessing. She can design flowers for a budget or a blow-out. (One wedding had 15 dozen roses - that kind of blow-out!) These centerpieces for a glorious wedding reception Saturd…
It's A Corker

corker (kôr'kər) n. One that corks bottles, for example.Slang. A remarkable or astounding person or thing.~ ~ ~ For my birthday, my friend Katie and my brother Dann…
Lovely Flowers

Lovely flowers are the smiles of God's goodness. ~ William Wilberforce
Didn't Need to Be Beautiful

Chives are already fragrant. They are a succulent savory addition to salads. Famous as toppers, especially on baked potatoes. Chives are hardy (translation: I can't kill them). They didn't have to be beautiful, too.…
Hello? Spring?

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. ~ Henry Van Dyke Snow on the car this morning. Snow flurries this aftern…
Let Us Not Grow Weary

A modern monument in the Shere Church Graveyard (Does this remind you of Timothy Botts' calligraphy?) Here is the "translation." I think Wesley's quote is missing something. Don't mistake me, I love it. But, …
Macro Thanksgivings

Yesterday, the girl I'm tutoring was restless and excited. She had one day of school this week before a trip home. We needed an absorbing subject. We explored the rudiments of macro (closeup) photography. The tulip i…
Thrills in the Thrift Store

This is one sweet book. I've held my DIL's copy hostage for at least two years. Now I can remove it from my PaperBackSwap wish list; my request was 79 of 87 for the hardcover, 67 of 77 for the paperback! Soap disp…