Category: The Softer Side
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A Perfect Day
I don’t follow baseball anymore but have been curious about what people think of the new rules like timing for the pitcher, etc., been curious about what people think of […]
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Going to the Dump
It was a Friday, and someone asked me what I had planned for Saturday. My answer was….going to the dump. Wasn’t that what everyone did Saturday morning? Not anymore, I […]
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Is Now the Time in Life for Regrets?
I don’t know if others about my age have moments when they think back and kind of scroll through their life and have some regrets about what they did or […]
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Ever wondered how a beauty shop gets its name?
Have you ever wondered how a beauty shop gets its name? Well, riding shotgun in our truck as my husband, Don, drove us around Tucson this winter, the signs over the […]
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Tap Time
I was talking to a nice (cute) young man who is doing a little logging here on the property. He was saying that he had to go to Richmond to […]
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Thoughts…
Thoughts………………. There are a lot of eventful days in our lives which we will remember for all time or at least the time we have. One of those days, for […]
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Oh Christmas Tree
Here we are once again, December, and the upcoming Christmas holiday. Thanksgiving is over and it’s all about leftovers and pumpkin pie for breakfast. Now it’s the craziness of Christmas. […]
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The Annual Olney Shuffle
All families have traditions, some with food at different holidays such as there would be no Thanksgiving without green bean casserole or Christmas without eggnog. You get the idea, right? […]
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Clutter? What Clutter?
A while ago, when the woodstove was going 24/7, which meant I couldn’t do any spring house cleaning, and we were dealing with mud season, I decided to do something […]
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What Spare Time?
Before I retired a couple years ago, I’d ask my mom if she would do me a favor and [fill in the blank]. I’d undoubtedly hear her say, “I’m very […]