Hello, Everyone! It’s almost Christmas. For those who celebrate, are you ready? I never feel ready. The year just seems to plod until Thanksgiving arrives, and then my days feel like a mad dash trying to finish the shopping, the wrapping, the mailing and the baking and still pack for our holiday celebration with other …
12/17/17, Silver Bells
Hello, Everyone! Christmas was always a special time when I was growing up. My mother’s birthday was Christmas Eve and because of that family and friends remembered her birthday. Though I come from a large family, my mother opened her home to everyone. The week before Christmas, Mom would spend time shopping and cooking and …
12/10/17, Penmanship
Hello, Everyone! As the holidays approach, I hope you’re finding time to relax and enjoy quiet time or joyous times with family and friends. This time of year always seems like a roller coaster. It whizzes by fast and feels like a blur. We have December birthdays in our family so that keeps us busy …
12/3/17, Creating the Visual
Hello, Everyone! I hope the start of the holiday season finds you well and doing things and being with people you love. I love this time of year because I see much more of my family. We have December birthdays to celebrate and though it adds to the chaos of the season, getting together is …
11/26/17, I’ve Been Dumped
Hello, Everyone! For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you had a wonderful holiday and that you had time off to spend with those you love or maybe even did something as exciting as spending a few days out of town. As the cold weather closes in on us in my part of …
11/19/17, Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello, Everyone! This time of year seems to whiz by. I know all year long I’ve been complaining about how fast this year has passed, but the end of the year is packed with holidays and get-togethers and shopping and it becomes a blur for me. I hope this time of year is happy for …
11/12/17, Research
Hello, Everyone! Here we are in the middle of November and inching closer to the holidays. I’m a procrastinator when it comes to Christmas shopping. It used to be so easy with just a few gifts to buy. I could easily save my shopping spree until Christmas Eve and finish it before I went to …
11/5/17, Napa Valley
Hello, Everyone! We’re entering that part of the year when we start thinking about the Christmas holidays and planning for the new year. I’m a terrible procrastinator when it comes to shopping. I wait for the last minute, which used to have its financial benefit. Just before the holiday, many vendors reduced their prices to …
10/29/17, BOO!
Hello, Everyone! The end of October is nearing and with that comes Halloween, a very popular holiday in the States and not just for kids. Employees in my office building dress in outrageous costumes and makeup. Some of my friends love to visit the haunted house events and search town to find the scariest haunted …
10/22/17, The Casting Couch
Hello, Everyone! The days are zipping by and we’re almost at the end of October. I hope you’re enjoying your fall weather whether it’s because the heat has finally subsided and you can step outside without running for air conditioning cover, or you’re enjoy mild weather because the snow hasn’t arrived yet, which is happening …