Theme Thursday: SELF PORTRAIT ***** Being a photographer, I’m always trying to get the best portrait of others. Finding the most flattering lighting and poses so they look their best. Trying to show the best “them” that they are at […]
Well, I should have taken a picture of the incredible mess that was our house, but I try to block those stressful moments out of my psyche. It was messy, believe me! We all got some very nice presents. The […]
This is my first attempt at making some doll clothes. As I wrote previously, I wanted to get Anya a Fancy Nancy doll for Christmas, but the extra doll clothes were a bit too expensive. I bought the dolly, took […]
Look! Just look what Kitty has conviscated now! Recognize it?? *sigh* We’ve bought that cat several beds that she never slept in, but apparently a nice soft one meant for the babies is just what she deserved. It sits in Anya’s […]
Theme Thursday – Holiday Aftermath Share your favorite memories from Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice…you get the drift. 🙂 ***** Hope everyone survived the festivities, food and present carnage. I know my kids are probably bummed that they don’t have […]
Ah beef! We had this for Christmas Eve dinner, and it was yummy. We got a few fresh tenderloins at Costco and they were very tasty. I made a side of cheesy hashbrowns with gruyere cheese on them and we […]
Here it is again…another year…another set of resolutions that will most likely not come to fruition. I could pretty much just copy my resolutions from last year, as not many of them were achieved this past year. What happened to […]
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! We celebrate Christmas over here. The kids received lots and lots of presents with lots and lots of small parts. They’ve lost about half of them in every crevice, crook and cranny in our […]
In case you hadn’t heard, Congress passed a bill that will go into effect in January the puts small business owners at risk of losing their livelihoods. It was in response to the toxic Chinese toy recalls last year, […]
It snowed all day yesterday. At times it was coming down so fast it seemed like it was almost raining. This past week was so cold that the urchins did not play outside at all, so we bundled them up […]
…and it keeps getting longer! My to-do-right-now-and-then-I-will-be-able-to-rest list. It continually gets added to and rarely gets smaller. That is life, for so many of us, and as long as we are happy and healthy I know I shouldn’t sweat it. […]
Rather than random musings this week, I thought I would answer a couple questions from last week. Anna asked about Pinot Noir, and I have to be honest in saying our breadth of experience isn’t overwhelming. We’ve been getting Williams […]
