Hello, Everyone! I hope everything is going well for you in this new year of 2017. By the end of January, the new year starts to lose its luster, and we’re firmly entrenched with our lives, our families, our activities, our jobs, etc., our lists are endless. Most of the time, I’m writing 2017 on …

Hello, Everyone! I hope you are well and staying warm as the January cold settles upon us. I’ve always loved the snow. It makes the bare trees sparkle like diamonds and covers everything that’s dormant including the brown flower stalks that I didn’t have time to clean out of my garden last fall. Last spring, …

Hello, Everyone! I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying the weekend! Do you feel as I do that the weeks drag and the weekends are a mad dash to finish all the errands and chores we don’t have time to even think about let alone accomplish during the week? And yet, we …

Hello, Everyone! It’s a week into the new year and already it seems to be whizzing by as fast as 2016. And I’m still writing 2016. Maybe by July I’ll remember that the year has changed to 2017. I hope you enjoyed your holidays, that they weren’t too exhausting and that you were able to …

Hello, Everyone! Happy New Year! I realize the new year is only a few hours old, but I hope this will be a fun or relaxing day, whatever your preference, and that you’ll be spending it doing something you love or truly enjoy. For me, the new year is all about fresh beginnings, trying to …

Hello, Everyone! Merry Christmas! Does it seem quiet to you? It does to me, too. At long last all the rushing around and shopping and wrapping and visiting and baking has ended – for this year. There was more shopping for me to do this year. My nieces and nephews have started their own families, …

Hello, Everyone! We’re getting close to the finish line. Christmas is a week away, and if you’re as I am, you’re putting the finishing touches on wrapping gifts, shoving in last minute shopping trips, trying to juggle a calendar of friends we want to visit and work obligations we wish we could ignore. This time …

Hello, Everyone! As I say every year, I can’t believe how quickly this year has passed. I blink, and it’s summer. I blink, and it’s Christmas. I hope you are all enjoying the holidays, whether it’s spending it with family and friends, or traveling or volunteering. There are so many activities that I don’t realize …

Hello, Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, whether it was spending time with loved ones, family and friends, or helping those in need, or traveling, or just some downtime to regroup, finish projects and prepare for the Christmas holiday. I always look forward to this four day weekend. Starting the holiday …

Hello, Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful fall! The children are back in school, the lazy days of summer are over, and everyone is back on schedule. At least, we’re supposed to be. With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, these schedules will feel a few bumps with shopping and baking and …