Archives for July 2024

The Beauty of Our Stories

I was recently chatting with a friend about dogs and young families and told my family’s infamous story about me and our dog Spot.  Yes we had a dog named Spot just like in the Dick and Jane readers. Just for context I was the third child in 4 years so my parents were tired […]

I did a double take on this one :)

I was recently going through yet another box ( I think they are breeding in our garage) and came across a stack of newspapers from 1963 and 1964. I knew immediately these had articles about my grandfather and a few letters to the editor written by him about a lawsuit he brought against the county […]

Discovering fun on Thoughtful Thursday!

I know I know!  Whenever I promote snail mail I just know there are people out there ( mostly younger than myself) who are just rolling their eyes at the thought of sitting down, writing a note, finding an address and a stamp and actually mailing it. Just send a text or an email..so much […]

Living off the Grid..maybe???

” I think we need to live off the grid”  Wait what?  It was an off the cuff remark Paul made after looking at our latest grocery bill. I sort of chuckled at the thought of us growing our own food and I grimaced at the thought of outside plumbing.  Glamping not camping is more […]