journal entry: “This and That” is a new category I have added to my blog. That is because sometimes an idea or a project really doesn’t take up a very big post but I still want to remember it. This matching game, named THINGS WITH WHEELS is one of those …
journal entry: It just isn’t the same on Christmas Eve without little children around. They make everything so exciting. They love mysteries and surprises. They love to ask “if I guess right will you tell me what is in the package?” The answer has eternally been NO ! Little visits …
journal entry: Perhaps you read the post for “Toy Bags and Teeny Tiny Cars”. If you did then you know that after the two little boys I mentioned get through playing with their VERY FAST little cars, they will be tired. One can snuggle up with robots …
journal entry: Here is another CHRISTMAS SECRET ! DON’T TELL ! I know that posting these photographs might spoil the fun for the grown-ups but it keeps me current. This blog is, after all, my journal of things I like to do. These little toy bags were fun and …
journal entry: Rose is a bear. A secret bear until Christmas. DON”T TELL ! (all of the photographs are mine. if you use them PLEASE note where you got them.) Rose is ready to go. To Afton’s house. She has her wand and baton …
journal entry: Little Skipper IS “all boy”. I could tell right from the start. Rather than make a “tiny tale” about Skipper I decided to let George do it. George is three. Skipper is going to his house for Christmas. A “You Tell the Story” book is my way …
journal entry: Alice is a surprise for Lydia. (I love you, Lyddie) Lydia is five. I bought Alice many years ago. She sat around and lived in a box, traveled to other people’s houses but never did have any pretty clothes to speak of. Until now. I washed …
journal entry: How did I keep track of things before I had a blog? Every post is like writing a personal history. My history. My family’s history. Isn’t it wonderful? Bears for Christmas. Three little children and three different bears. Each complete with a personality and a wardrobe to …
journal entry: It used to be that most people had a Christmas Village. The village grew from year to year. Some villages lived on mantles. Some lived under Christmas trees on blankets of white snow. Some integrated miniature trains. Some lived on top of pianos and some on small …
journal entry: Ahhh . . . I finished the last magnetic advent calendar for this year. Each calendar I made was more fun than the one before it ! I sprayed this magnet board with “snow” and quickly sprinkled glitter on it. Then I took my finger while …
