I have always thought that fresh flowers were good for my spirit. During the winter, I love to buy a bunch and split it between the kitchen and the bedroom. I love to add a drop of oil to the water. Sometimes orange and sometimes something herbal. I have a …
The stereo from The Ranch. Grandpa Ray and Grandma Mildred Watrous lived in Bicknell, Utah for the last years of their lives. The place where they lived was lovingly called “The Ranch” and our children have many memories of the sights, smells and sounds associated with it. One of the …
Grandpa said he had only one request. He wanted an unplanned talent show. So, the parents herded their offspring into our little parlor where the piano lives and, starting with Tucker, each child made a contribution. Clara plays the piano, sings with a beautiful voice and today tunes a …
No. I didn’t make a mistake in naming this post. All we could say to each other as adults, as we rolled our eyes, was GOOD GRIEF. We took a chance buying the guns and it paid off. Laser Tag guns without all of the extra pieces such as vests …
We usually rent a bounce house/slide. This year we decided against it simply because we didn’t feel comfortable with our ability to disinfect it in light of the COVID spread. Nevertheless, the kids made it clear that it wasn’t our summer gathering without a shaving cream fight. Lindsay was in …
Oh, I loved these little crocheted beach bags when I first saw them. I bought one for myself . . . a mustard-colored one and clipped a large pink flower on it. Because I loved it so much, I kept thinking about it. I thought and thought until I thought …
Downloads and Clip Art Daniel, who knows everything there is to know about my computer, recently made the comment: Well, Mom . . . you certainly love downloads don’t you. You just might have a million. No wonder you want to rename them so you can actually find them. Well. …
Today was our day for the Lake. Little Lakes are popping up all over the place and we love Manila Lake. It is close, clean, has bathrooms, has a place to inflate tubes and boats, has beach, grass, trees and shade. This year Grandpa rented four paddle boards. We added …
hammocking. (n) hanging a hammock between two trees and lying in it So. We bought hammocks. Grandpa loved them so much that he put the old, canvas hammocks into the thrift store box. We bought one for each grandchild and then we practiced putting them up by joining them to …
clay. (n) an unknown substance that is squishy. Little did I know what I had done. Yes. I had bought modeling clay for my grandchildren many, many times. But, this was not ordinary modeling clay. This was magic clay. This was trans-formative clay. This was clay made from a secret …
