Now that there are senior hours at the grocery stores, it is a little easier for me to go grocery shopping. The funny thing is, I never considered myself a senior citizen until now. I was aware of being a…

As each day passes, I do not find myself in a panic or bored. The projects that I have lined up for myself to do is a lot. I believe that many people get cabin fever, and it is worse…

Current events right now are keeping me on the edge of my seat. If I watched the news all day for updates, I would go into a great panic. The way that I look at this is I can control…

By Nature, I am into sustainability and upcycling. I cannot stand to waste any products. Creating something new from something old is so satisfying. I must admit that I have been a little lazy…

Locking yourself in your home, it gives you a whole new perspective on your life. Before Steve and I went into self-imposed isolation, we started planning what we needed. To begin, we searched our recipes for healthy choices and created…

I love cooking and in particular, Scandinavian cooking. I am always trying to find and use more Scandinavian recipes. Partially because of my Scandinavian heritage. For me, I find that making foods from where my family originates helps to connect…

This is one soup that never seems to go out of style. It is that time of year when everyone around you is coming down with a cold or the flu. Sickness is the one thing I am not…

I am a little slow at getting this article done. As you well know life can get in the way. With family visiting, baking and making gifts etc. It has not slowed down. But, I could not go on…

In my quest to get back to being healthy I have been on this search to find the most healthy alternatives for my diet, that includes the holidays. This time of…

Giving gifts is not a new thing. It has been around for centuries. The reasons why we give gifts vary from person to person. Then how much do you spend on a gift for a person, how do I…

Winter is a magical time of the year. It is one of the times where the out in nature it transforms into bright shiny silver and hues of blues. Looking to the sky in anticipation of the first snowfall…

Traditions over any holiday are important in all families. It does not matter how small or how big the tradition or traditions. I am a firm believer that it makes a family closer when you have traditions. An interesting…

I don’t know about you but I have a huge amount of plastic bags. I have reusable shopping bags but I always forget to take them in the store with me. I am getting better about it and I am…

Here is a fantastic story I heard the other night while binge watching Hallmark Christmas movies. Hindsight I should have written down the name of the movie that made reference to the pickle. The story the actress told was that…

I know this is after Halloween but I could not resist one more article on the holiday. I love the holiday season and trying to keep up with all the things that I want to do and never enough…

Well, as much as I planned and planned for Halloween I did not get as much done as I would have liked. More ideas than I have time. As for the scary pumpkin I only managed to get one…

The idea to write about this topic is about my long time of doing caregiving for family. I was almost born into caregiving for family due to our constant moving and our family dynamics…

For those of us where are children are grown and even if they don’t really trick or treat any longer here is an idea for you. Personally I love holidays, all holidays. I love decorating for them, I love cooking…

Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. I love to start pulling things out to decorate slowly on the first day of school. The first thing to go up is usually the wreath. Apparently I love making…

I had not thought about writing on this topic until recent family health issues and people kept asking me what I am doing. This topic deserves a blog of its own and I will put a link here when…

I don’t know about you but I continuously decorate until the next holiday. I am always looking for some new tiny thing to add to my decorations. I try to use the decorations from last year and change them all…

Since finding this old fashioned gumball machine I have been trying to figure out what to do with it. I did not want to do the normal thing by filling it with gumballs. For me this was to easy and…

We had just gone to a wedding in Temecula, California. The wedding was wonderful as was every person that we met. Traveling to a wedding can be exciting and fun or it can be horrible. Our own issues were very…

I am crazy about fall or autumn, which ever you wish to call it. I love the smell, the colors, the hot chocolate and long walks in the leaves. I love the changing of the seasons and every thing that…