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Continue reading →: What Makes Me Sparkle
Share a hobby you’ve picked up recently — what got you into it? Online ads can be enticing. They can be annoying. They also can inspire you, and that’s what happened to me about three years ago. I had occasionally seen ads for diamond painting kits on Facebook, and been…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
I haven’t taken many photos this week, other than food pictures for blog posts and the one I shared on Wednesday. My Facebook and One Drive photo memories, however, have been flooded with pictures I took on our trips to England in 2016 and 2017. The first year, we took…
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Continue reading →: Another Head of Cabbage
I’m finally back into our regular routine. As nice and well equipped as the kitchen was in our vacation rental, it’s good to be cooking at home. And it was time to try a new recipe. Ken found a recipe online that he wanted us to try, and this was…
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Continue reading →: Island Food
We came back to reality with a jolt on Saturday. We arrived home to discover that our air conditioning wasn’t working. It had shut off at some point, and the thermostat read 84 degrees when we walked in. The company that does our AC maintenance was able to send a…
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Continue reading →: Good Chemistry
How did you meet your significant other? I was a high school senior, and at the beginning of the school year, my schedule was all kinds of screwy. I was registered for chemistry, but it wasn’t on my schedule. I was also supposed to be in Chorus, but my schedule…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday, Island Edition
Some days you find the picture, some days the picture finds you. I was at the water’s edge to take pictures of the birds, none of which turned out that well. The pattern of the gentle waves caught my eye and I snapped a couple of shots. I hadn’t even…
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Continue reading →: Eating on Island Time
Time just runs differently when you’re on a beach vacation. Everything feels slower and more relaxed. Maybe it’s because of the craziness and stress injected into our summer because of my unexpected second surgery, but the change to island time has been particularly noticeable on this trip to Sanibel Island.…
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Continue reading →: The Kid Inside
What’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult? Have I ever officially been an adult? Getting married, becoming a parent, holding a job and dealing with what sometimes seems like innumerable responsibilities are all part of being an adult. I’ve done those things. I guess I’m officially…
