Kohl’s I’ve been an avid Kohl’s shopper since we moved to the midwest in 1999. But, lately, I cannot find ANYTHING to buy there – even if I have a coupon and/or Kohl’s cash. I read that they are phasing out being a “department store” and are focusing on being a “lifestyle store” but, really?…
I struggled with what to write about today. I started a few poems but they didn’t seem to be clicking with me creatively. I’ll save those to keep working on them. Both are nature-inspired. I looked into poems about moving. We are just two weeks away from our move. Much progress was made over last…
I am all set to monitor for Monarchs this year! It is so exciting! Two days ago I saw my first monarch butterfly of the season fly over our deck in the late afternoon. An ideal day, sunny and warm, I shouted with glee as the monarch passed! Having already entered my milkweed observations to…
Last night, I had a fit of emotion as my husband started taking framed artwork, photographs, and canvas prints off the walls. Somehow that very action struck me with finality…we are moving. I’ve always taken pride in our homes. From the 1912 Federal period home, we owned in Amherst, New York as our first house…
This past weekend we had a huge garage sale because we are moving in TWO weeks! If you want the scoop on the sale, you can read yesterday’s post, here. Today’s post is about what happens after a sale like this. My motto with garage sales has always been that once it goes out, it…
We just had a huge garage sale this past weekend. It was very successful in many ways. We made money, we got to visit with some old friends and make some new ones, and we cleaned out all the things we do not want to move. At the end of our sale, a young lady…
Somedays when I am short on time, I write quick verses on my iPhone. I jot them down on my notes app on the home screen. On days like today when busyness invades my life, I revert to them for both inspirations and to use as posts. We are hosting a garage/moving sale this weekend….
Are you a garage sale person? Do you go to garage sales? Do you host garage sales? Do you ride the coat tails of someone else’s sale? I don’t know whether we are garage sale people or not, but we are hosting one this weekend. Past Garage Sales The last time we had a garage…
The native wild blue lupine is blooming in my yard! This is a host plant for Karner Blue butterflies. Like monarchs, the Karner Blue larva feed off of only one plant – the wild blue lupine. It is necessary for them to live and survive. Although endangered, this butterfly is doing well mainly due to…
This week I did something in preparation for our move that wasted a little time. As I’ve written about before, I have been a collector of glass in the past. I have several pieces of Steuben glass that are treasures and were packed right away. I have one piece of Lenox which was a gift…