Monthly Archives: December 2017

Learn Something New Every Day

Today I learned that adding a piece of hard candy to hot tea adds flavor and sugar:D. Added a piece of cinnamon candy to my cup of Constant Comment. Delicious! Who knew candy had so many uses.

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A Quickie

Still on vacation, but I wanted to share 2 things I’ve learned this year. It is possible to lose a 24 quart tote of Christmas decorations full of ornaments. And never do yoga with socks on. Your knee, elbow, and … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

For those of you who celebrate it, Merry Christmas! May you spend today surrounded by family and friends.

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Writing Inspiration

Aside from my love of history, one of the things that inspire stories are places like this:   I love stations almost as much as I love trains. Especially when they’re fantastic old building like this one. Train stations were … Continue reading

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Time to Say Goodbye

I must confess one of my first loves was Dr. Pepper. Freshman year in High School and we were the best of friends, sharing all our lunches together and meeting up for breaks. Not surprisingly, our relationship intensified during my … Continue reading

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Size Matters

Yes, the TV saga continues. You see, we gave up cable/satellite TV years ago and now rely on our roof antennae for our TV programs. There are quite a lot of them, although if you remove the Spanish, religious, and … Continue reading

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Adding to the list

I love Christmas Carols. Sure I get burnt out listening to them at the beginning of January, but I’m also the person who starts listening to them in June. Yes, June. Since they are on my iPad, I play them … Continue reading

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You know that cat?

Recently, we were able to upgrade our old 90lb 32 inch TV with a nice 49.5inch flat screen TV. No, we didn’t buy a new TV. Our son did and we inherited his old one. Score! Anyway, it was while … Continue reading

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On Fire

I’ll admit to being a bit of a movie addict. So when I learned that Hallmark had taken over Feeln, I was quite keen on being able to watch Hallmark movies without subscribing to cable. So I downloaded the app … Continue reading

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The Lies We Tell

Once upon a time making gifts/cards/presents was cheaper than purchasing manufactured items. Apparently, that was so last century. Or the century before. Either way, it isn’t today. And yet, I still have it in my head that I should make … Continue reading

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