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We had a great time with family in Iowa this weekend. We got to meet the crew at Belle Aroma® and bring home some more goodies that I can s...

We are traveling today to see family in Iowa. It’s a beautiful day, even though a bit chilly. We’re using my favorite car diffuser...

My husband and I celebrated our 44th anniversary last month! It got me thinking about the time prior to our meeting. I had determined in my 21 y...

How did you and your family fare during the pandemic? I’ll be the first to admit it changed me and my family. In fact, my husband stood u...

A few months ago, my husband and I made what we feel sure will be our last move. We downsized our home by about 250 sq ft and by about 5 closets...

Do you remember when it first dawned on you that water is a precious resource? We, in this country, are so used to turning on a tap and out come...

Do you remember the first time you drove a car? I do but let me explain. Way back in the day my dad took his 1954 Ford Custom sedan and cut the ...

Were you given an allowance as a child? My earliest memory of an allowance was $.35 every two weeks, and I had to put $.20 of that in the donati...

Our second summer in Oregon was in a word… sweet! My dad was a lineman for a small local telephone company. One of his customers had a matur...

A vivid memory at a very young age, maybe 7 or 8, happened in a forest. Let me back up, though. At age 6 my parents decided to move the family from...