We have all been told to follow our dreams, and that if you find something you’re passionate about to make that your job and you will never work a day in your life. That is all well and good, but nobody ever really tells you how or truly believes what they’re saying. There, I said… Continue reading 3 Things You Should Ask Yourself Right Now To Decide If You Are Fulfilling Your Destiny
Gingerbread Muffins
All week I have been craving muffins. I looked around and found a few must-try recipes. First, we tried a double chocolate muffin recipe — sadly, no photos or recipes to share – next time! But, for THIS time….I’m sharing recipe number two – GINGERBREAD MUFFINS. I was so happy to have helpers to bake… Continue reading Gingerbread Muffins
Stump stools around your fire pit
We’ve been through two sets of stump stools since my husband and I built our fire pit. The first set became firewood and we simply replaced them with an oak set after straight-line winds felled a tree down the street. If you live in an old wooded neighborhood as I do, all you have to… Continue reading Stump stools around your fire pit
Simplify Morning Beauty
I have to confess, I never listened to my mother’s advice about beauty as closely as I should have. She has great skin. She just turned 76, and she looks like she’s in her fifties. She takes great care of her skin, and I promise to share her secrets, but first, here’s one of my… Continue reading Simplify Morning Beauty
Pizza Stuffed Zucchini
A healthy way to get the delicious taste of pizza, you can enjoy this as a meal or as a side dish! Ingredients: 4 medium zucchini1/2 cup mozzarella, freshly shredded1/4 cup grated parmesan1-pint cherry tomatoes, sliced1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs1 large clove garlic, minced1 Tbsp. olive oilsalt and pepper, to taste Directions: Cut the zucchini lengthwise… Continue reading Pizza Stuffed Zucchini
Apple Crisp
Directions Heat oven to 350°.Mix the apples with the 3 ingredients below: 4 cups sliced, pared, cored apples (about 6 medium) ¼ cup brown sugar ½ tsp. cinnamon or apple pie spice opt. – 1 tbsp. instant clear jel Place apples in a buttered 8”x8” square pan.Blend the ingredients below until crumbly and sprinkle on… Continue reading Apple Crisp
4 Darling DIY Ideas for the Fourth of July
Ready to get festive this Fourth of July? Here are 6 easy and inexpensive crafts to set the perfect scene for your patriotic soiree. Your family will “ooh” and “ahh” over your handiwork, and you’ll be delighted at all the money you’ll save by making your own Fourth of July decor! Fourth of July Mason… Continue reading 4 Darling DIY Ideas for the Fourth of July
How to play marbles
An old-fashioned game that you don’t see much anymore is marbles, although there are still marble tournaments around the U.S. and the world. There are many different marble games that you could play in. I’ll just talk about the variation we played as kids on the playground before and after school and during recess, every… Continue reading How to play marbles
My Life At 80 Years Old
One of my life constants has always been to think of what I want people to say about me when I’m gone. Not that I necessarily care what they think, but because I care about what my life stood for. I care because I want to leave a legacy for my children, and my children’s… Continue reading My Life At 80 Years Old
Don’t Forget to Stop and Smell the Roses
People often find themselves achieving empty victories, successes that have come at the expense of things they suddenly realize were far more valuable to them. People from every walk of life – doctors, academicians, actors, politicians, business professionals, athletes, and plumbers- often struggle to achieve a higher income, more recognition of a certain degree of… Continue reading Don’t Forget to Stop and Smell the Roses