Many years ago my husband and I became the parents of two beautiful and (I might add) perfect children—a son and a daughter.

 
The nucleus of our family became these children. Our lives were focused on their well being, the “bringing up” of responsible and contributing members of society, and providing for their physical needs.

Two years [...]

  
I promised last post that I would share pictures of the table dressings I was working on for my daughter’s Christmas table, but first I would like to tell you about the grand old lady that did the real work involved.
About 65 years ago, when my mother was still a young woman with a growing [...]

Whew! This year has simply whizzed by. Some of you have noticed my absence from my journal for the last two months and I have to say—I have no excuse. My absence may be compared to being on a diet and deciding to eat just one brownie—-before one knows it the whole plate [...]

 
This past weekend my sisters and I got together for our annual weekend retreat. This year I got to have it at my house. We are all separated by many miles. With all of our busy schedules we don’t seem to find many opportunities to get together.
Many times when friends or family get together for a [...]