Well, for all of you who are keeping track, today is 6 months from Christmas day!  I mentioned this to my boss this morning; he is always reminding me; I beat him to the punch! He said I’d better call…

Ron and I went to a grad party for my boss’s son on Saturday, and on the way home saw this little lady walking around the field.  We stopped and took photos through the window.  She just looked at us…

Last weekend when the Skunk Hollow Girls were at my mom’s, we had the great honor and privilege of being taken on a ‘history tour’ back to the foundation of the original Cole homestead (Mary’s home).  I had imagined that…

  This has been an amazing week so far!  With VBS every night and so many activities, I have been on the run. Yesterday was made extra special by the enormous art project that my granddaughters and their friends created…

Tonight started our Vacation Bible School, and it appeared to be a resounding success!  The kids liked the new songs, the rec time, snack time, and of course learning about God’s word.  Tonight’s lesson taught the kids (according to my…

The sun is shining!  This is the day that the Lord has made!  Today and tomorrow I plan on frolicking in the gardens – pulling weeds and trimming and fluffing and singing to the flowers.  Last night Ron & I…

When I got to work this morning there was a tomato sitting on my desk.  My friend Ron had dropped it off for me.  All day I looked at that tomato, and kept wanting to pop it in my mouth…

Everyone should have a puppy for their birthday!  Really it’s just a cute little 2-person cake, enough to add a festive flare to an ordinary evening – just to make it a little extra-ordinary. A few bites of cake, some…

What a fabulous time we had in Albion!  My mother and her sister (Aunt Joan – AJ to the inner circle!) are just wonderful to be around.  Sharing memories, which include laughs but also some ponderings, is a highlight, and…

Today the Skunk Hollow girls are getting together for our spring fling!  We hang out, eat too much, dissect the universe, take walks, and basically accomplish nothing important!  We all have skunk hats and/or scarves and tramp around town making…