AS I SEE IT

Time was spent choosing the right gifts

Nine short years ago I became a grandmother. It seems like yesterday that I held a tiny bundle in my arms and read her the first story she ever heard while her mother listened and her Aunt Chrisie took pictures.

Weather advice has sapped courage

I am a wimp. There, I’ve said it. All my courage is gone. It had been sapped by a lifetime of listening to my mother telling me to be careful, to stay home if it is bad outside.

Visit with great-niece takes her back in time

I engaged in a bit of time travel last week. We had been invited to meet our great-niece on her one-month birthday. My sister-in-law, Sue, was visiting her first grandchild. She had invited us to have lunch with her, the baby’s mother, Margaret, and most importantly, the new baby, Isabella. …

Sales make February sweet

It’s the sweetest time of the year. I’m not talking about Valentine’s Day or even my birthday.

Groundhog Day helps winter dreariness

Today is Groundhog Day.

Old remedies bring back memories

Whenever I was sick as a child my mom would boil what looked like thin sheets of wood in a pan, then pour the liquid into a heavy cup. She would add lots of milk and sugar to the pink concoction before handing it to me to sip. This was …

Garden dreams bring hope for future

It must be winter as my mailbox is filling up with plant catalogs.

Great-niece is blessed with extended family

“What is that jingling sound?” I wondered. I was half asleep and my brain was still fuzzy.

TIme was spent choosing the right gifts

Nine short years ago I became a grandmother. It seems like yesterday that I held a tiny bundle in my arms and read her the first story she ever heard while her mother listened and her Aunt Chrisie took pictures.

Christmas fall marked mom’s last visit

It is with sadness that I have resolved to never invite my mother to my house again.

Christmas is about miracles, not presents

It’s not about the presents.

Husband is grateful for early Christmas gift

My husband received an early Christmas present last week.

Foster couple made a lifelong impact

This is the time of year when I always remember Ray and Phila Smith.

Christmas preparation has begun

I can’t believe it’s December already. Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday that I was cleaning up the flower beds in preparation for winter. Wait, it was just yesterday. Today’s unseasonably warm weather should allow me to finish that task.

What are you thankful for?

“Suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” I looked up to see a blue jay pecking at our sliding glass door. “Only this, and nothing more.” I laughed as Poe’s words came to mind. The bird looked right at me before …
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