Today, after finishing up another batch of fabric masks, I took a drive in my car. Individual family members have been periodically doing this to get out of the house and make sure our cars stay in working order. There are five of us home and we have four working vehicles. I don’t mind driving….
Kauai 2013 Maui The Florida Keys, Hawks Cay Lagoon Bermuda
At 3:30 a.m., I arose from my bed after lying there for over an hour, not sleeping. Nights are sometimes hard for me. I go to bed and my mind refuses to shut down. Or, it shuts down for a short time and then ramps back up again as bothersome issues rise to the surface…
Yesterday, I spent some time in the yard. It was a beautiful day and just the right temperature to do some yard work. We have some brick borders around our house, framing gardens on the ground level. Every few years those borders need to be re-leveled due to heaving from our cold winters and the…
Over the last month, I’ve thought about my maternal grandmother a lot. She is someone I definitely miss having in my life, despite the fact she’s been gone almost twenty years. You see, I have been sewing masks or PPE using her old SEARS Kenmore sewing machine. This machine, which I’ve owned for a large…
Why would a student or family CHOOSE to learn or take classes digitally? The answer is easy – because there are benefits for students that exist on this learning platform! In the late winter of 2011, our family made the researched and conscious decision to allow our oldest son to finish high school online through…
Today, please refer to my other website, The Lone Oak for a lesson on The Prairie for kids. It’s informative, has downloadable activities, and even a beautiful video! If you like you can follow me there as well! It is a website I would like to see grow! Thank you! Enjoy Earth Day by getting…
I don’t like to skip a day blogging but most of today passed without me writing. After dinner, we went for a short walk with the dog. During this time, I started writing this poem in my head. It’s kind of silly and not real deep but still, it kept me writing and that’s really…
