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...
View Articledoing 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...
View Articlecourage 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...
View ArticleIt’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...
View Articlethe 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...
View ArticleSolomon’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,...
View ArticleMcDonalds 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...
View Articleredesigning 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,...
View Articleit 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.)...
View ArticleSunlight 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
View ArticleMelt-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...
View Articleit 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....
View Articleaccepting 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...
View Articlelazy 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...
View Articlea 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...
View Articlea 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...
View Articlehow 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 …...
View Articlethoughts 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...
View Articlehang 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...
View ArticleThrift 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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