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Please, Mr. Advertiser, don’t insult me!

I almost forgot it was Melt-down Monday as we are celebrating something called Memorial Day here in the States and I’ve been making baked beans, cleaning corn on the cob and making pasta salad for a...

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doing the right thing no matter what

  (this is not my photo. can’t get the watermark off. this is a reblog) I love it when I do the right thing because even when I know the right thing to do, I don’t always do it. Especially … Continue...

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courage is fear that has been prayed

I just saw something on the evening news I wanted to share it before I forget about it. Three Vietnam war POW’s (prisoners of war), were being interviewed. They were asked this question, “How would you...

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It’s all small stuff.

Sometimes a phrase becomes popular  and we start using it without even thinking about  how it might sound. We use it inappropriately. “Don’t sweat the small stuff”, is one of those. My response, “Who...

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the freedom of the now

Did you ever have an epiphany at a most ordinary time on a most ordinary day doing the most ordinary thing? (Actually, when I think about it, that’s when all my epiphanies have always come. ) You feel...

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Solomon’s wisdom

I’ve been reading about King Solomon this week.How he asked God for wisdom and how God granted his request. So why did the wisest man in the world have such a fall from grace? If you’re that smart,...

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McDonalds is ok with me

My husband and I just saw a commercial about McDonald’s and a conversation ensued     about the bad press McDonald’s gets for its unhealthy food. You should know we rarely eat at McDonald’s but every...

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redesigning a garden

Tonight after dinner, hubby and I went to our local big box store for mulch, landscape plants and a few flowers. I have many garden areas surrounding our home. My first garden started out fairly small,...

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it gets complicated

(this is a reblog fron the worminmyapple.  Apparently blogging over the week-end is NOT a good idea which is when this was originally posted so I brought it over to this blog to post at a better time.)...

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Sunlight on Rhododendron

Just wanted to share a picture I took yesterday. My Rhododendrons have never looked better. Maybe cold springs are the answer. Filed under: LIFE 101 Tagged: Rhododendron, Sunlight

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Melt-down Monday

Well, I’m behind in this post. Should’ve gone out a couple of hours ago. I think you’ll understand why in a moment. We are at “Teeny Tiny Red Cabin”. We were having a wonderful time till Sat. night. My...

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it gets complicated

(this is a reblog fron the worminmyapple. I misread something about hyperlinks and confused them with permalinks and anyway, let’s just say it was a big mistake. So will be re-posting some days....

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accepting the present, hoping for change

(This is a reblog.  Let’s just say I screwed up something technical so while those following this blog received this, no one else did. Will I never get all the technical stuff figured out?) Did you...

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lazy neighbors

lazy neighbors Melt-down Monday again. Today’s situation that really bugs me is lazy neighbors. You know the kind. The ones that don’t keep their yard neat.  No, I’m not talking about accidentally...

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a bookworm is eating my apple

(Originally published to “theworminyapple.com) I love to read. How do I pick my favorite ones to write about? I decided to just go with what I’m reding right now. One of M. Scott Peck’s books? I...

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a hurtful remark

(google images) (This was originally posted to “theworminmyapple.com”) Hmmm, what to do when someone lets you know of a hurtful remark someone else has made that is directed at you. This is what...

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how to share our good news

HOW TO SHARE OUR GOOD NEWS IN A SENSITIVE WAY (I just posted this but forgot the title so am re-posting.  What can I say, I’m still on a steep learning curve.) I was thinking about what I said in the …...

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thoughts about loss

thoughts about loss A close friend of mine just lost her mother two days ago. She suffered a “silent heart attack” and has been in and out of consciousness these past two weeks. She wasn’t going to get...

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hang up, PLEASE!!!

hang up, PLEASE!!!!! If I don’t know you, do I really care about your personal business? I’m so sick of people talking on their “cells” and divulging information I couldn’t care less about. I was at...

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Thrift store finds

Here are some of my latest finds. The orangey -red sewing cabinet is the most I’ve ever spent on an estate sale item, but you have to admit, it’s adorable. ($35.00.) Haven’t found a home yet though....

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