This week, I received a gift in the mail. It wasn't the standard berries, popcorn, or cookies gift either. It was not only...
a gift idea that sticks: honey
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Family
like the first snow, the natural look would be too shocking
My granddaughter is a Freshman in High School. She's 15 and therefore has a viewpoint on everything. She doesn't play...
am i the only one feeling festive?
For years (heck, decades!), I've decorated for Christmas on Thanksgiving Day. I'm not sure why the desire to get all...
personalities revealed by burger condiments
Did you know there's been research done on how food preferences reflect personality traits? Even the condiments you prefer...
product reviews… from mayo to furniture
About 7 years ago, I bought a coffee table from Wayfair that was "solid wood." It was expensive enough to be solid wood and...
let’s talk about the US First Amendment
Every single one of us likely supports freedom of speech -- people sharing thoughts, questioning power, and swapping ideas...
i’ll give you something to cry about
I saw a meme that said: Some come from the generation of, "If you quit crying, I'll buy you something."We come from, "If...
there was a time i was known as “book woman”
How much do you read? Or... do you even like reading? There was a time when Ben was living at home and barely in high...
You know you’re old when you start recording dates
My pap-pa used to have a book where he recorded about everything. The first snow of the year, the day the garden was...