I have finished a project. A big project. I have assembled binders by year containing my favorite photographs I took during our Annual Family Gatherings since 2004. This summer I will spread them out on my big family room table and hope that curious eyes will take the time to …
( Especially for my Granddaughters ) I have never discovered a single thing that could qualify for Antiques Roadshow but I have stumbled across a multitude of interesting things at bargain prices. It has been about ten years since I started prowling thrift stores in earnest and I still spend …
She had her eye on the doll she loved and I had an idea. It felt a little like a “Little House on the Prairie” idea and I liked it. It was the kind thing my Grandmother Clara would have done. I still remember her Christmas dolly blankets made from …
We made a dramatic change and it felt wonderful. For years and years our Christmas Tree has been much the same. It was covered with animals and toys and objects which were designed to capture the attention and imagination of our grandchildren. It was covered with beads and sparkly things. …
Just for Me Millie and Olive made a little visit. They brought their mommy along. Millie arranged the little red chairs for the dolls and animals but quickly realized that she was just the right size for sitting on one herself. The playroom is still very new to her. * …
journal entry: I change things around. If my changes run too deep, Grandpa is frustrated because he can’t find things. He prefers to put something somewhere and leave it there forever. That way, he never has to wonder where it is. Today, I am talking about changing home decor to …
Literature and Illustration for Children and Adolescents Elsewhere on this blog is a post about my Children’s Book Collection. This post will select several books from that collection which are my favorites. I often read adolescent literature in between more difficult-to-read-and-remember books. Since I don’t have children at home any …
Introduction to Part Four. Here is list number four. As time passes, I will add comments to many of the books. Tom has been the one who has prodded me to make these lists so that I will remember the important things I have learned from my lifetime of reading. …
Here is Part Three of Five Parts. These five lists constitute my Book List. They are the results of my effort to remember what I have read, what I have liked and what I have not enjoyed reading and why. I frequently read fiction as a diversion from the difficulty …
A not-for-everyone list of some books I have read and enjoyed, read and loved and even read and disliked. I do not, for one minute, suggest my list to anyone because it is tailored to ME, by me and for me in a completely self-serving way and since you are …
